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Joe Divis retweeted
Trump supporters are hoping against all odds that the MOU will not be terrible. But even without the MOU, here are the realities: America lost, and Iran is now more politically powerful than four months ago.
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Joe Divis retweeted
They IRGc now understands they can close the corridors and blackmail the world for $300B, read this report 👇🏻 “IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi says "first, we take the money" in reference to the $300 billion in reconstruction funds and $24 billion in frozen funds Iran is receiving, and then the IRGC takes over the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb after Hormuz, where it plans to "play exactly the same game."” I actually find it plausible. IRGC Quds Force commander Qaani recently spoke openly about a regional security corridor stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea, overseen by what he called the “Axis of Resistance.” What’s stops them from closing the Bab al-Mandeb and holding it ransom? It’s definitely on the minds of the IRGC and the Houthis.
BREAKING: A source close to the IRGC says there is "growing satisfaction" inside the Revolutionary Guards over the deal, with IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi saying "first, we take the money" in reference to the $300 billion in reconstruction funds and $24 billion in frozen funds Iran is receiving, and then the IRGC takes over the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb after Hormuz, where it plans to "play exactly the same game." The IRGC's internal assessment is that Iran preserved its ballistic missile program, full regional proxy network, complete control over Hormuz and ability to rebuild while extracting hundreds of billions of US dollars and recognition, with discussions already focused on "the day after the agreement, not the agreement itself."
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Joe Divis retweeted
Replying to @HormuzLetter
I mean they’re literally being paid $300 billion to “stop their nuclear program” They would take that over fighting any day. Which brings us to the question, what was the point of the war if they could’ve just paid the money and ask them nicely? Now it’s over $70 billion in war spending plus another $300 billion to rebuild Iran The USA can spin it however they want but there’s one clear winner here, and it’s not the USA/Trump
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Joe Divis retweeted
BREAKING: A source close to the IRGC says there is "growing satisfaction" inside the Revolutionary Guards over the deal, with IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi saying "first, we take the money" in reference to the $300 billion in reconstruction funds and $24 billion in frozen funds Iran is receiving, and then the IRGC takes over the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb after Hormuz, where it plans to "play exactly the same game." The IRGC's internal assessment is that Iran preserved its ballistic missile program, full regional proxy network, complete control over Hormuz and ability to rebuild while extracting hundreds of billions of US dollars and recognition, with discussions already focused on "the day after the agreement, not the agreement itself."
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Joe Divis retweeted
The US secretly approved a financial and maritime arrangement between Qatar and Iran, under which billions of dollars were paid to Tehran in exchange for free passage for Qatari tankers and ships through the Strait of Hormuz, three diplomatic officials now confirm. This was a deliberate and conscious course of action by the US administration, which allowed its navy to turn a blind eye to the arrangement, in complete contradiction of its declared policy. The move was intended to ease the crisis in global energy markets and curb rising oil prices. israelhayom.com/2026/06/15/t…
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Joe Divis retweeted
Replying to @NEWSMAX
He's spending all that money we saved on the sterile flies program. Never mind that that was how we were managing the flesh-eating New World screwworm, which has now crossed the border to our beef herds, Newsmax thought it was a silly expenditure.
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Joe Divis retweeted
wtf? JD Vance says Iran could get access to $300 billion, not million. They got mad at Obama for giving Iran $2.7 billion of their own money that we legally owed them.

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Trump state media.
TANKERS ON THE MOVE: President Trump took to Truth Social on Monday and said ships loaded with oil are starting to move out of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Joe Divis retweeted
The Iran deal is an American surrender and you don't have to believe the White House spin, considering they won't even release the document they claim they already signed. x.com/i/broadcasts/1qJVmmWPa…
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Trump results in a nutshell.
Took a 20 mile bike ride this morning to check out the Reflecting Pool
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Joe Divis retweeted
The Trump administration has shuttered the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, which studies harmful invasive species such as the Spotted Lanternfly.
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Joe Divis retweeted
"The US secretly approved a financial and maritime arrangement between #Qatar and #Iran, under which billions of dollars were paid to Tehran in exchange for free passage for Qatari tankers and ships through the Strait of Hormuz, three diplomatic officials now confirm." "The secret US approval, which the sources said was granted about a month ago, dovetailed with Doha's interest in opening a direct channel of communication with Tehran, which began to tighten after the ceasefire. Qatar, fearing a renewed Iranian attack on its facilities after one of its gas installations was attacked during the war, sought to buy security quiet." "Some of the payments were disguised as fees for tankers passing through Hormuz, and a broad credit line of up to $1 billion was also opened for the purchase of goods through Qatar." israelhayom.com/2026/06/15/t…
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Joe Divis retweeted
We spent over $70B bombing them. We will spend $300B to rebuild them. We lost this war, and now we will be funding Iran.
CBS: The Iranians are saying they're gonna have access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund. True or false? JD VANCE: That's the sort of things they could have access to so long as they honor their end of the obligation
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A bombshell NYT article just dropped with shocking new information from inside the Oval Office over the past year. According to the Times, in April of last year, Stephen Miller — a known proponent of Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation's "unitary executive theory" — proposed that the White House simply pretend Trump had "the power to suspend habeas corpus." However, a loyalist attorney shut him down. After ICE gunned two American citizens down in cold blood in Minneapolis earlier this year, JD Vance also floated invoking the Insurrection Act, per the Times. Even legal counsel Will Scharf, described by the paper as an "arch-conservative lawyer serving as the White House staff secretary," sought to quash the unconstitutional proposals, as detailed in several top-secret memos. "But the documents reflected alarm among a small group of senior aides," the Times wrote. "[White House insiders] felt that Mr. Miller’s eagerness to test the limits of executive power — and to accuse other branches of encroaching on it, echoing a president who bristled at any constraint — risked steering the administration, and the country, in a dangerous direction." This administration is looking for any opportunity to unlawfully seize power as their coalition collapses and their support tanks in real time. November is rapidly approaching, and they know it may be now or never — but that is not a given. Remember this when you vote. [Matt Rourke/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo, REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein]
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Joe Divis retweeted
BREAKING: Iran says the US has agreed to permanently hand over the Strait of Hormuz to Iran under their full sovereign authority, with Iran collecting tolls called "service fees" from all commercial ships after a 60-day waiver period. The opening is planned for Friday, after the signing, per Fars. With pre-war Hormuz traffic at 30,000 vessels and 7.6 billion barrels of oil per year, this could generate $10 billion in annual revenue for Iran, and comes on top of the $300 billion in reconstruction funds directly sent to Iran. This also directly contradicts Trump's claim of a "toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz" under no fees.
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Iran is charging new maritime fees. Vance is avoiding the shameful concessions Trump was forced to make to get a deal.
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Joe Divis retweeted
The algae always comes back…
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We paid hundreds of billions of dollars to blow up their stuff, and now we’re going to pay hundreds of billions to rebuild it. Top notch 5D chess, guys. You did it.
CBS: The Iranians are saying they're gonna have access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund. True or false? JD VANCE: That's the sort of things they could have access to so long as they honor their end of the obligation
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Joe Divis retweeted
I think the compromise consensus position for pretty much everybody of good faith should be that the full text of the agreement be released. There’s no reason to take Trump’s word or Iran’s or random leakers’ word for it. Release the text, period.
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Joe Divis retweeted
MAGA: ignore the fact that we just surrendered to Iran and look at these pretty pictures! Comical. If you think hosting a UFC fight and failing to fix the reflecting pool is going to save you from what’s coming in the midterms, you’re delusional.
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