Trump: "The current Iranian leadership are very rational people. They are nice to deal with, they are strong and smart people. They are not radicalized, and they are looking to help their country."

There’s always a tweet.

New: US intel agencies have recently assessed that Iran can effectively turn the Strait of Hormuz on & off -- at will -- going forward, meaning it has acquired a powerful new ability to hurt the global economy as a result of Trump/Israel starting the war, sources tell me & @NatashaBertrand. “We have now handed Iran de facto control over the strait – a weapon more powerful than any nuke,” 1 of the sources said.

The Trump / Iran deal is even worse than previously reported.

Iran war pissed off element of coalition that likes Trump, and ending it is pissing off the never Trump’ers who pretended to like Trump. Never get in bed with people who see American forces as “toy soldiers” for them to move around.

So the entire deal is basically: * We pay Iran and give them everything they could have dreamed of. * They open the Strait for only 60 days. * We would then try and negotiate things like nuclear later… after having given up all our leverage.. Jfc it’s bad!

The manner in which this has all been put on a platter for Trump to approve and with affirmations already attached suggests that 🇸🇦🇵🇰🇹🇷🇪🇬 quartet is guiding him to this. In 2015 the situation was quite different as the GCC states were opposed to engagement with Iran. The failure of the current war dispelled the lurking suspicion that the U.S. could just take out Iran and revealed the limits of its capacity while also emphasizing the existential danger of the status quo. With these countries egging the situation along they can just create a new security architecture and isolate the few bad actors.

They are too scared to criticize Trump, so now its "the Vance peace deal".

I'm crying Iran actually regime-changed America

Americans realizing they spend $80B to bomb Iran only to pay Iran $300B more to undo the damage

Are FDD lunatics okay? Trump is gifting the biggest oil sanction relief to Iran, arguably a worse deal than JCPOA and none of the war’s aims have been achieved.

Longer term, I’d also expect Apple to try to create its own OpenClaw competitor, delivering a system that could fully operate its software across iPhones, iPads and Macs on behalf of the user.

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If you notice Lindsay Graham and Mark Levin were violently opposed to Trump when his political career started and only turned when they realized that they could use him to fulfill their own ambitions. If that stops they’ll turn back as quickly.

UAE is paying off Iran to stop the drone attacks. YOU CANT MAKE THIS UP. LIKE THIS IS NUTS

Iran’s Mehr news agency publishes the purported text of the draft agreement with Trump. It will keep the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian control, will promise Iran $300 billion in reconstruction money in addition to an immediate cash transfer of $24 billion, a suspension of sanctions and the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Middle East. Also, a commitment not to bother Iran again about its missiles and proxies, and restraining Israel in Lebanon. The U.S. gets in exchange a pinky promise to respect the NPT. Let’s see what happens in coming days. Link: mehrnews.com/news/6857718 Full text: A permanent and immediate cessation of war on all fronts, including Lebanon. A U.S. commitment not to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs and to respect the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Full lifting of the naval blockade within 30 days. A U.S. commitment to withdraw its forces from areas surrounding Iran. Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days under arrangements determined by Iran. Suspension of sanctions on the sale of oil, petrochemical products, and related derivatives, along with full Iranian access to the resulting financial revenues. The United States and its allies would be required to present reconstruction plans for Iran worth at least $300 billion. A 60-day negotiation period aimed at reaching a final agreement covering nuclear issues and the complete removal of U.S. primary and secondary sanctions, as well as the repeal of relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors. Reaffirmation by Iran of its commitment under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) not to produce nuclear weapons. During the negotiation period, the United States would commit not to deploy additional forces to the region and not to impose any new sanctions. The release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets during the 60-day final negotiation period. Half of this amount must be made available to Iran before negotiations begin. Establishment of a monitoring mechanism to oversee implementation of the agreement. The final agreement would be approved through a UN Security Council resolution. Final negotiations would not begin before the release of half of Iran’s frozen assets, the suspension of oil sanctions, and the lifting of the naval blockade. The final agreement would focus exclusively on the future of enriched nuclear material and uranium enrichment, sanctions relief, and a program for rebuilding Iran’s economy. Discussion of Iran’s missile program and its support for resistance groups would be definitively excluded from the agenda. As stated by the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, this text still requires review and final approval by the relevant authorities in Iran.

The Iranian Air Force carried out another patrol over western Iran, near the border with Iraq, a few hours ago. This continues to be a regular, almost daily, occurrence for them. But I must say, they are doing surprisingly well for an Air Force supposedly “completely destroyed and defeated” according to Trump.

Hunter Biden is doing what people accused Trump of doing in 2015. He is pretending a future political career to draw massive attention to himself, raise his profile - which he can use to make big $$ as a social media star. And honestly - more power to him. He's doing it well.

FT Exclusive: France, Germany and other European nations are discussing proposals for a radical overhaul of the EU’s 15-year-old diplomatic service, including stripping powers from the bloc’s chief diplomat. ft.trib.al/Hskd8cT

Barnes: a day after Baris warned the WH that DJT is perceived (accurately) as Bibi's bitch, the story about DJT's hostile phone call with Bibi was leaked. But DJT is unwilling to rein in Bibi.