Iran to sign deal

[MarathonMike]

LOL. You can type that after 4 years of Joe Biden

The Democrats proved what hypocrites they are about "character" when they all fell in line behind the Nazi tatooed, woman abusing, Purple Heart attacking head case Graham Platner.

 

[kyzr]

It was not flawed. The JCPOA was working up until Trump withdrew the USA from it.

Agreed.
The flaw was that the JCPOA had an end date. Trump does not want Iran to ever get nukes.
Good discussion. <poof>

 

[Hypatia415]

Agreed.
The flaw was that the JCPOA had an end date.

And once that end date was imminent further negotiations could have taken place to extend that agreement and/or provided further agreed conditions/settlements.

Trump does not want Iran to ever get nukes.
Good discussion. <poof>

Trump is living in a bubble of his own arrogance and his hubris has resulted in the mess we are all now experiencing.

 

[Hypatia415]

The Democrats proved what hypocrites they are about "character" when they all fell in line behind the Nazi tatooed, woman abusing, Purple Heart attacking head case Graham Platner.

Perhaps you would like to examine the character of the 47th President. He is hardly a paragon of virtue.

 

[Zavulon]

Agreed.
The flaw was that the JCPOA had an end date. Trump does not want Iran to ever get nukes.
Good discussion. <poof>

JCPOA had an end date. But NPT didn't. And Trump effectively destroyed not only JCPOA, but NPT, either.

 

[markef]

And once that end date was imminent further negotiations could have taken place to extend that agreement and/or provided further agreed conditions/settlements.

Trump is living in a bubble of his own arrogance and his hubris has resulted in the mess we are all now experiencing.

Which has been worse, Trump bombing Iran, LBJ's Vietnam War, Bill Clinton's Blackhawk Down fiasco, Jimmy Carter's incompetence in the long American hostage standoff with Iran, Hillary's Benghazi buffoonery, or Joe Biden's botched retreat from Afghanistan?

 

[my2¢]

It's pure ignorance by those saying how Biden botched the retreat from Afghanistan after Trump kissed the Taliban's ass.

 

[markef]

JCPOA had an end date. But NPT didn't. And Trump effectively destroyed not only JCPOA, but NPT, either.

JCPOA was supported by Iranian lies and deception as well as American democrat delusion and incompetene.

It's pure ignorance by those saying how Biden botched the retreat from Afghanistan after Trump kissed the Taliban's ass.

Is that how Biden is going to whitewash his Afghanistan retreat disaster, by stupidly blaming Trump for supposedly getting weird with the Taliban?

 

[Hypatia415]

Which has been worse, Trump bombing Iran, LBJ's Vietnam War, Bill Clinton's Blackhawk Down fiasco, Jimmy Carter's incompetence in the long American hostage standoff with Iran, Hillary's Benghazi buffoonery, or Joe Biden's botched retreat from Afghanistan?

I have no idea why you would ask such a question.

 

[markef]

I have no idea why you would ask such a question.

I'm trying to get a feel for what should be acceptable criticism of government officials when talking about war and hostile foreign engagements.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Agreed.
The flaw was that the JCPOA had an end date.

Because the people negotiating it were tethered to reality.

 

[my2¢]

JCPOA was supported by Iranian lies and deception as well as American democrat delusion and incompetene.

Is that how Biden is going to whitewash his Afghanistan retreat disaster, by stupidly blaming Trump for supposedly getting weird with the Taliban?

Another one who's thinking doesn't go beyond binary and refuses to hold Trump to any standard. Trump negotiated the end of the war, began the final withdraw, and left a U.S. force half the size of even the Taliban he had released from Afghan prison.

It's sad that the last presidential candidate that had a clue was Mitt Romney. Ever since then they all have been over their heads.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

Sure looks like the ole undefeatable, "Kick anyone's Ass" USA has Iran on it's knees......

https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/iran-mohsen-rezaei-talks/2026/06/05/id/1258676/
A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader said talks with the U.S. are deadlocked, with Tehran demanding the release of $24 billion in frozen assets before negotiations can advance. Mohsen Rezaei told CNN that President Donald Trump "must break this deadlock. The ball is in Trump's court." Rezaei said Iran wants $12 billion in frozen assets released upon signing an interim agreement, followed by another $12 billion at a later stage

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Sure, let's give Iran all the cash they demand (so they can buy the weapons they need to finish us off).
Knowing the stupidity of the USA.....it might happen....with Iran rolling on the floor laughing all the way to the arms dealer.

 

[citygator]

The Democrats proved what hypocrites they are about "character" when they all fell in line behind the Nazi tatooed, woman abusing, Purple Heart attacking head case Graham Platner.

Says rapist grab them by the pssy supporters.

 

[citygator]

Iran is making out like a bandit. The US attack by an Incompetent President may be the best thing to ever happen to them.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/middleeast/iran-supreme-leader-adviser-mohsen-rezaei-interview-intl?cid=ios_app

“The negotiations are at a deadlock and (US President Donald) Trump must break this deadlock,” Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, told CNN in an exclusive interview in Tehran. “The ball is in Trump’s court.”

Iran has reportedly demanded the release of $12 billion in frozen funds as soon as once an interim agreement is signed with the US, and another $12 billion at a later stage.

US officials are concerned that any unfreezing of funds at this stage could remove a key leverage point over the regime. Trump has demanded that any agreement appear far stronger than the nuclear deal struck in 2015, and to avoid anything that could be construed as handing over “pallets of cash,” a phrase he has invoked to criticize then-President Barack Obama’s decision to give Tehran financial compensation.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

Says rapist grab them by the pssy supporters.

Unless he's actually grabbed you personally by yours then it's pure hearse

 

[kyzr]

And once that end date was imminent further negotiations could have taken place to extend that agreement and/or provided further agreed conditions/settlements.

The end date never happened..."The die was cast"

Trump is living in a bubble of his own arrogance and his hubris has resulted in the mess we are all now experiencing.

Enjoy the "mess" as you/they sit and watch in irrelevance....

 

[KissMy]

/----/ Obozo and Bidum allowed Venezuelan oil to slip through to Cuba without a peep of protest from the likes of you.

Trump is also allowing Venezuelan oil to go to Cuba

 

[Cellblock2429]

Trump is also allowing Venezuelan oil to go to Cuba

/-----/ Nope.
From a petroleum shipping and global logistics perspective, the claims that the Trump administration is "allowing" Venezuelan oil to flow freely to Cuba are entirely incorrect. In fact, the exact opposite is happening.

The U.S. has instituted an aggressive, highly effective maritime fuel blockade that has systematically dismantled the historic Venezuela-to-Cuba oil lifeline.




Here is a breakdown of the current situation from a shipping and energy logistics standpoint:

1. The Death of the Petrocaribe Lifeline​

Historically, Venezuela was Cuba’s primary source of crude and refined products, keeping the island's inefficient power grid afloat. However, following the U.S. military operation in January 2026 that ousted Nicolás Maduro and installed interim leadership in Caracas, the U.S. took direct control of the logistics narrative. The Trump administration immediately declared a total blockade on exports of Venezuelan state oil to Cuba, actively seizing tankers caught violating the directive.

2. Secondary Sanctions & Tariff Threats on Third-Party Carriers​

To ensure the blockade wasn't bypassed by "flag of convenience" tankers or third-party brokers, the administration signed Executive Order 14380 on January 29, 2026. This order authorizes heavy tariffs on imports into the U.S. from any country that directly or indirectly supplies oil to Cuba.

• The Impact on Mexico (Pemex): Mexico had briefly stepped in to alleviate Cuba's shortages, shipping nearly 20,000 barrels per day via its state-owned company, Pemex. Under the threat of these aggressive U.S. tariffs, Mexico was forced to pause its commercial shipments, dealing a catastrophic blow to Cuba's energy security.

3. The Private Sector Exception (The Source of Misunderstanding)​

The rumor that Trump is "allowing" oil shipments likely stems from a highly specific regulatory nuance. The administration has permitted a legal framework where companies can apply for specialized Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) licenses to sell or resell Venezuelan oil exclusively to Cuba’s nascent private sector.

However, from a shipping volume and macro-energy perspective:

• These allocations are tightly monitored, strictly small-scale, and legally barred from entering Cuba's state-owned energy grid or military-controlled conglomerates like GAESA.
• This exception does absolutely nothing to fuel Cuba’s massive thermoelectric plants, which require bulk commercial crude.

Current Logistics Outlook​

The maritime reality is that Cuba is facing its most severe energy blockade since the Cuban Missile Crisis, resulting in severe island-wide blackouts. By deploying a naval presence in the Caribbean, intercepting tankers, and using the threat of penalizing secondary shipping networks (like Mexico's), the U.S. has successfully choked the Venezuelan-Cuban energy trade down to near zero. State-to-state oil shipments between the two nations are effectively shut down.

PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Blockade More Effective Than Widely Reported - JINSA

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Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign on Cuba, Explained | Council on Foreign Relations

The Trump administration has tightened sanctions and restricted oil shipments to Cuba. The moves are part of a broader pressure campaign aimed at driving significant economic and political change on the communist-led island.

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2026 Cuban crisis - Wikipedia

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[JoeB131]

/——/ Too many points to comment on. That’s why I don’t like long posts like this.
To your first point, “middle class white people buying McMansions trying to make a profit.”
I saw it happen to people with little or no experience in real estate trying to make money flipping homes. It works great until it doesn’t. One bubble burst and they got wiped out. They took a HELOC to finance the McMansion then lost both. The family had to move in with in-laws.

YOu are kind of agreeing with me.

The problem there was that house-flipping was encouraged by the banks, the real estate industry, heck, there were whole TV shows dedicated to it. "See how Chip and Joana can turn this house around and make it profitable!!!"

Out where I lived, they were converting this row of houses to McMansions about the time the market crashed. The shells of half-finished houses just sat there for five years before they finally got around to finishing them when Obama fixed the economy.