OldLady
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It's not working, Edgetho, the tack Trump is taking. His unilateral sanctions have not been agreed to by other countries, making them less effective; he has effectively shut himself out of any negotiations involving nuclear arms with Iran by pulling out of the deal; and there is quite a lot of speculation about who is telling the truth about the recent antagonisms in the Straits of Hormuz.Meanwhile, evidence that Iran is not quite so stupid as some people think:
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed new sanctions the United States imposed on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as "outrageous and idiotic" and described the White House as "mentally retarded".
In a speech broadcast live on Iranian state television on Tuesday, Rouhani said sanctions against Khamenei would fail because he had no assets abroad and described the latest round of sanctions as a sign of US desperation.
"The White House actions mean it is mentally retarded," Rouhani said, adding that Tehran's "strategic patience" should not be mistaken for fear.
Iran's Rouhani calls White House actions 'mentally retarded'
The 'I Hate America' in you just comes out so easily
It IS a mess, Trump has no idea what to do about it (hence his story of hero antics in the Situation Room which never happened) and Trump's own degrading of statesmen's public discourse has now seeped to the Middle East and even the President of Iran.
"Mentally retarded." LOL Are we sure he isn't a poster on USMB?