USA and IRAN, deal or no deal?

[Cilvilt_beredskap]

Does anyone else feel that this is all to game the markets before the big strike hits? I know there has been a massive air bridge going on between North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

I mean, they'd still rise either way. It would also be very cynical policy from the administration and certainly not increase its diplomatic standing and reputation if they pretended that negotiations are going well just for the markets to then strike.

 

[willrod1989]

I mean, they'd still rise either way. It would also be very cynical policy from the administration and certainly not increase its diplomatic standing and reputation if they pretended that negotiations are going well just for the markets to then strike.

Oh, I wouldn't be surprised if they continued to make statements that are far detached from reality, only to cast blame on the Iranians for any "failure" of the "talks". That way, Trump can try to claim a casus belli to the international community.

 

[DEFCON Warning System]

Does anyone else feel that this is all to game the markets before the big strike hits?

I don't know. It's possible. The U.S. certainly got the stocks to rise, and gas and oil prices have dropped a bit.

Lots of psy ops going on right now.

 

[Ben Dhyani]

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Tehran says Trump made ‘false’ claims, amid peace talks​

Speaker of Iran’s parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that seven recent claims that US President Donald Trump made regarding Iran “were false”, and warned that the Strait of Hormuz “will not remain open” if the US blockade of Iranian ports continues.