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and productive conversations with Iran and he will order the military ​to postpone any military ​strikes against Iranian power plants ⁠and energy infrastructure for five ​days.

Trump's move followed a threat by ​Iran to attack Israel's power plants and those supplying U.S. bases ​across the Gulf region if ​the U.S. targets Iran's power network.

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[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

Trump: I will wait five days before I commit some more fuckin' war crimes

Jesus fucking Christ, America. Drag the fucker out back and deal with him already.

[–] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 hours ago

Best part is Iran is saying they haven’t talked to anyone so he’s just a fucking bitch.

[–] Flyzeyez@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago
[–] Flyzeyez@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago
[–] Akh@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago

Fuck Reuters. There were no talks

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 20 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Iran says he’s lying and there have been no discussions with any US representative. Pretty clear ploy to rig the markets; expect another empty threat on market close Friday

[–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

How to tell if Trump is lying:

Is he speaking?

If yes, he is lying.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

This entire presidency has been one big grift after another. The amount of laws broken and the amount of embezzlement is staggering. From Noem's 250+ million advertising campaign to Trump literally paying himself hundreds of millions in legal fees no administration has ever come close to this level of blatant corruption.

This isn't even getting into the stock market manipulations and crypto scams.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 54 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Taco time! The one thing bully's can't stand is a victim fighting back

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 18 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

It's never too early for TACO Tuesday!

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 28 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Five days, AKA market close for the week

[–] Throbbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly. It's all market manipulation, one hour after market close Friday they're going to start bombing oil fields

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

Seriously, my net worth can fluctuate ±10% in a week, it's wild.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 15 hours ago

So much winning

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 39 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

Sounds like someone sat him down and explained what those desalination plants do.

[–] metermatic26@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

He couldn’t care less. They probably told him to calm the markets instead.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 34 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Doubt he cares in that regard but probably did when someone mentioned that without power Iran oil can't get produced, and that'll cause prices to jump even higher.

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 26 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I imagine the people who chop up reporters and put them in suitcases have reminded him.

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

I'm not sure Trump would care very much about that, what difference does it make to him if a bunch of Muslims don't have water?
He might even see that as a win/win.
To Trump it's all about the oil, and increasing oil prices making it harder for him (Republicans) to win the mid terms, even with all the cheating they have planned.

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

He definitely cares about what the Saudis want, it's a big part of why he's in this mess. He's taken billions in bribes from dangerous people.

He doesn't care about the people for sure, but the people who pull his chain need that water.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Or Trump just claims the Saudis could do more to help, and their failure to do so makes it their own fault.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

He may still have an exit strategy

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I assume Israel also isnt very happy right now because they have had hundreds of casualties in the last few days alone from Iranian missile strikes. I think its getting a bit too spicy for them too at this point.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

IDK, Netanyahu wants to destabilize the entire middle east, so Israel can be the #1 dominant force there, seems like Iran is helping him a lot with that.
I bet that to him a few casualties in Israel is just collateral damage.

Anyways, if it's going bad for Israel, that makes me happy. Israel 100% needs to be reigned in.
If it's going bad for Trump that also makes me happy, because Republicans need to get seriously unpopular in USA, then maybe a path will finally be opened for USA to progress away from their sociopathic polices.

For USA this is 100% moronic, because USA had a lot of control of the middle east, and this will make USA lose a lot possibly all of that.

[–] datendefekt@feddit.org 2 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

About Israels plans to destabilize the middle east: do they really think that everyone will just peacefully accept that Israel forced them into this mess? Land of eye for am eye and all that?

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

They want to have constant enemies and they have raised generations with pure hatred now. It is a diseased culture even worse than the US which is both amazing and horrific at the same time.

Nine in ten Israelites unironically support the War in Iran. This level of bloodthirst is scary beyond words. They will never stop fighting and will turn on their allies in a second. I really hope there is a peaceful solution, but I just can't see one.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

IDK, I guess they expect that with the societies broken and Arab countries abandoning USA, they will be the only country left standing.
It's insane, just about as insane as it was for USA to enter the war.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

They don't make salt??

[–] verdi@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 2 points 8 hours ago

Except he fucks over literally the whole planet.

When people said we need a businessman for president, was this what they were referring to? A man whose failed businesses were likely a front for money laundry operations and general fraud?

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

It was an empty threat the whole time.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 21 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Did trump postpone those military strikes because he brutally raped those girls?

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

You meam Donald John Trump? The current sitting president Trump? The current president who attempted to steal the 2020 presidential election by having his groupies storm the Capital on January 6th, 2021? The same Trump who's been convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records against adult sex worker Stormy Daniels to cover up his affair with her? The same Trump who was found to be listed in the Epstein files literally over a million times and was seen in various pictures with convicted sex offender, child rapist and arrested criminal who "hung himself" Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine "I wish her well" Maxwell?

That Trump?

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

"John"? I had always assumed the middle J stood for Junior-fucker

[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Junior's not his type. Now, Ivana on the other hand...

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 hours ago

"Jailbaitconnoisseur"

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

His announcement reminds me of the fake Hitler broadcast on Hogan's Heroes where they proclaim Germany is winning rhe war but negotiations are happening lol.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That's pretty much it, because the IRGC said that they have had no communication with trump.

TACO'd again.

[–] tristan@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 7 points 16 hours ago

Postponed for « five days », just until markets close next Friday. This is all just one big grift.

[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 9 points 18 hours ago
[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I keep waiting for him to inadvertently trip down those steps and pull a Chevy Chase.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I don't understand the reference, can you elaborate?

[–] TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

It's a city, in Maryland.

[–] ChetManly@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago
[–] modus@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago
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