Monty
June 10, 2026, 1:09am
1533
And now we’re back to him painting himself into a corner in the Oval Office.
‘Who new germomatree were this hard?’ ~ MAGA
DrDeth
June 10, 2026, 1:17am
1535
Huh? What does that have to do with this thread?
trump lies, Iran lies. Who is the bigger liar?
Sounds like the “ceasefire” might be postponed a couple of weeks. I’m sure an end to this war is coming soon!
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5851845/trump-confirms-iran-shot-down-helicopter-says-u-s-must-respond
Trump. Trump is the bigger liar. That’s a very easy question.
Really. That one’s a softball.
trump, hands down. Every time he opens his mouth, every time he posts something. He lies by default, he lies by deed and by omission. I am still waiting for a corageous journalist to ask him what time it is to see what time he pulls out of his ass then. Sure not the real time.
Yes, Iran lies too. But they are not in the same league. Not even close.
Frodo
June 10, 2026, 1:25pm
1540
Iran lies fall in the upper bound of normal operational parameters for nation-states, Trumps… are bigger by several orders of magnitude.
Moderating :
OK, I let this digression go far enough.
How much Trump or Iran lies doesn’t really belong in this thread. No more on it.
Monty
June 11, 2026, 1:06am
1542
Have you ever heard this one? “Quitting smoking is easy; I do it every night.” That’s were we are now with the cease fires.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain sounded its missile alert sirens early Thursday morning after Iran threatened to retaliate over a new round of U.S. airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic.
Bahrain, the small island kingdom in the Persian Gulf off Saudi Arabia, urged the public to seek shelter.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard had threatened to strike Bahrain over the attacks.
The U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that the military was striking targets in Iran “in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression.” The second day of American strikes comes hours after Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan — all of which host U.S. troops — came under Iranian fire.
Glad to see Trump say the war is finally over.
Or no - wait.
The US military said it targeted communications and radar facilities. Iranian officials, however, said civilian infrastructure was also damaged, including two water reservoirs.
Trump is back on his “we should invade Kharg island” obsession…
Probably will TACO it, but you never know
bobot
June 11, 2026, 3:11pm
1545
Let’s let Trump make strategic decisions regarding an American war in the Middle East! What could go wrong?
Now we have Trump bragging that The US will take “total control” of Iranian oil production I guess he did not technically use the exact word “steal” but close enough in my opinion.
Iran war: Trump vows to seize Iranian oil facilities
And now this morning’s plan to attack Iran has been cancelled.
Hours earlier, Trump warned that the U.S. would attack Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT," and soon take over Iran's oil infrastructure assets, including Kharg Island.
good news! Apparently we are close to a resolution!
Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening. Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved…
He lasted less than three hours!
Why, oh why, do I suspect that discussions and final points have not, in fact, been approved by all parties?
thorny_locust:
Why, oh why, do I suspect that discussions and final points have not, in fact, been approved by all parties
By god! You’re a genius!
According to Iran’s Fars news agency, which cited an informed source, Tehran was still conducting reviews of the political, legal and technical aspects of the agreement, with discussions still ongoing by experts and decision-makers.
Qataris said visiting Tehran to finalize agreement; Iran official: Draft includes open Hormuz, US sanctions waivers, Tehran commitment to not pursue nukes, future uranium dilution
I realize that this story could be from anytime these past few months, but this is from this afternoon.
bobot
June 14, 2026, 8:17pm
1550
Trump announced that we’re really really pinky swear about to cut a deal, and Netanyahu says “Up yours, Trump, I’m attacking Beirut some more.”
bobot
June 14, 2026, 8:51pm
1551
Netanyahu also: “Oh, yeah, happy birthday! BFF!”