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Another attempt by Trump to end the war with Iran

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AGAA4 Tue 25-Aug-26 16:06:48

Trump is urging other countries to impose sanctions on Iran.
The problem is most of Iran's trade is with China who have called the sanctions illegal and will not be complying.
Iran say they have been waiting for this from Trump and are well prepared.
It will depend on other countries complying. China have said no. No reply yet from India or Russia.

Fallingstar Tue 25-Aug-26 16:13:07

The sanctions already imposed on Iran for a very long time have caused terrible hardship for the innocent people who live there. Already they are struggling and have heard many don’t have enough to eat so what further damage does the US wish to impose. The regime will have plenty of money and supplies squirreled away but the innocent people will bear the brunt of this.

AGAA4 Tue 25-Aug-26 16:17:29

The Iranian regime doesn't care about the ordinary people and they will suffer the most from further sanctions.
The blame for all the suffering is firmly with Trump. He is now stuck in a war that has achieved nothing but suffering.

AGAA4 Tue 25-Aug-26 16:23:21

Trump is now threatening to bomb the US ally Oman if it gets in the way of this deal.

Smileless2012 Tue 25-Aug-26 16:28:29

I agree AGA. Trump has started a war that he cannot finish so wants other countries to impose sanctions to 'win' it for him.

It's your mess Trump, so you'll have to sort it out wont you.

Margs Tue 25-Aug-26 16:29:15

Trump is clearly under some type of mental impairment, but absolutely nobody around him will ask any urgent questions or dare challenge him.

He's as much a dictator as Putin but the American public approve of him. What a dangerously strange country.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 25-Aug-26 17:01:01

I’m not sure if this has been posted before, but I’ll repeat it here.

Immediately after Trump first bombed Iran, claiming total victory, Iran destroyed all the navy victualling yards.

You may have noticed recently that conditions on board the Aircraft carrier ‘Abraham Lincoln” have been so dreadful that a number of sailors had tried taking their own life.

The reason being that Iran completely destroyed Americas ability to victual its navy.

Smileless2012 Tue 25-Aug-26 17:06:36

Can Abraham Lincoln not be moved or wont Trump allow it to be? Surely the families of those on board know what's happening.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 25-Aug-26 17:12:17

Sorry. I should have said

It has sailed back to USA.

Now America has no aircraft carrier in the area. A real s…t show.

Fallingstar Tue 25-Aug-26 17:24:39

A real s**t show indeed Whitewavemark2.
But of course none of this prevents this ghastly menace of a man from causing ructions with closest neighbour and trading partner Canada.
I wonder if Trump is aiming to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the number of countries he has pee’ed off.
That is about the only achievement he can boast about.

petra Tue 25-Aug-26 17:30:43

The idiot has played right into their hands.
Everything they export will now go through to the Caspian Sea then offloading onto the Belt &Road rail system.

Smileless2012 Tue 25-Aug-26 17:31:59

Thanks WW.

Maybe someone will make a prize for that one Fallingstar.

Fallingstar Tue 25-Aug-26 17:36:55

Smileless2012

Thanks WW.

Maybe someone will make a prize for that one Fallingstar.

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