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senseandsensibility

(25,068 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2026, 07:11 PM Wednesday

Ceasefire is hanging on by a thread, according to CNN right now.

Iran says the strait remains closed. Trump says the 10 point plan is a good starting point for negotiations, but the state dept. previously said that was thrown in the garbage. There is confusion over Hormuz, Lebanon, and uranium according to CNN.

Chaos continues to reign and we are worse off than before trump started this war of choice. If he wants to use this as a pretext to pull out of Iran, I would be okay with that. But that means no 200 billion extra funding. No cuts to social services to pay for it. And I reserve my right to criticize the entire debacle to my heart's content.

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Ceasefire is hanging on by a thread, according to CNN right now. (Original Post) senseandsensibility Wednesday OP

Witkoff and Kushner are not competent diplomatic negotiators. maxsolomon Wednesday #1

If past is prologue (and it is) senseandsensibility Wednesday #2

Krasnov agreed to a 2 week cease fire. gab13by13 Wednesday #3

And Israel has not ceased fire. maxsolomon Thursday #4

maxsolomon

(38,840 posts)

1. Witkoff and Kushner are not competent diplomatic negotiators.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 07:20 PM

Wednesday

They forgot to include Israel, or, apparently, read Iran's terms. Trump just wanted to say he made a deal and commence covering himself in glorious lies.

But AFAIK the US hasn't started bombing again. Yet.

Trump's probably lost his appetite for Iranian blood and is ready to move on to strangling Cuba.

senseandsensibility

(25,068 posts)

2. If past is prologue (and it is)

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 07:25 PM

Wednesday

any efforts in Cuba will be a debacle as well.

gab13by13

(32,435 posts)

3. Krasnov agreed to a 2 week cease fire.

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 07:45 PM

Wednesday

maxsolomon

(38,840 posts)

4. And Israel has not ceased fire.

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:29 AM

Thursday

They killed hundred in downtown Beirut yesterday.

Iran says Lebanon was part of the deal, Israel says it wasn't. Who agreed to which plan? Why are 2 real estate grifters doing the work of the entire State Dept?

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