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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu May 28, 2026, 12:49 PM Thursday

A ruse, a brave gamble or a fantasy? Why Trump's most puzzling Iran move yet is unlikely to work

If Donald Trump’s search for a way out of the Iran war was not difficult enough, he’s added a new goal that threatens to vastly complicate the Middle East’s already splintered politics.

The president said Monday he’d asked Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to join his first-term legacy deal, known as the Abraham Accords, which is designed to forge historic ties with Israel.

The suggestion created yet another storm of confusion as US and Iranian negotiators haggled over language on a proposed memorandum of understanding that might provide an eventual framework for peace talks.

But it’s hard to believe that political conditions in these states, further inflamed by Israel’s role in the Iran war, will allow even strongmen Arab and Muslim state leaders to offer concessions to Israel that Trump wants.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/ruse-brave-gamble-fantasy-why-040007127.html

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A ruse, a brave gamble or a fantasy? Why Trump's most puzzling Iran move yet is unlikely to work (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP
"Let's make it a bigger clusterfuck dalton99a Thursday #1
He can't make Bibi stop slaughtering people leftstreet Thursday #2
"Iran would like the US to MAKE Bibi stop slaughtering people" Yes, I am sure the Iran who just killed 30,000+-... EX500rider Thursday #3

leftstreet

(41,282 posts)
2. He can't make Bibi stop slaughtering people
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:24 PM
Thursday

Iran would like the US to MAKE Bibi stop slaughtering people

But apparently Bibi owns the US

EX500rider

(12,789 posts)
3. "Iran would like the US to MAKE Bibi stop slaughtering people" Yes, I am sure the Iran who just killed 30,000+-...
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:05 PM
Thursday

...of their own citizens for protesting really really cares about deaths in other countries.

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