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Trump says Iran seeks deal

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President Donald Trump said he expected the war with Iran was "near" to ending and insisted Tehran wanted a deal, a claim Iran dismissed.

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As with Iran, or china after the tariff slap , the Trump administration keeps getting surprised that other countries have agency
“New alliances, new security measures, a new way of seeing rooted in the realities of the time.”
Canada And The EU Come Together
The world decouples from America
chadbourn.substack.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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Alongside Maj. Gen. Zahid Mahmood on Pakistan TV on Wednesday

Effect on US War on #Iran of #Houthi advance in #Yemen and their conflict with #SaudiArabia

State of Houthi advance, exchange of attacks with Saudi Arabia, and US talks with Houthis in Oman

#IranWar #BabAlMandeb
September 17, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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On way to US, #SouthKorea FM says no decision on military deployment to #StraitOfHormuz

"We will prioritize international cooperation while giving foremost consideration to the safety of our people and freedom of navigation"

#Iran #IranWar
September 17, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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A CNN investigation reveals Russia likely provided crucial satellite information about U.S. bases, giving Tehran a major advantage in the war. And not a word from Senile Satan.
September 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Trump on his Iran war: "You have a higher gas -- it's a very inexpensive price to pay for what we've done. Remember that. It's a little more. Frankly, even if it was a lot more."
September 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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Two weeks, tops.
Trump: Hopefully we're toward the end of the war with Iran
September 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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Trump: "That war? That war is gonna end very soon. Watch. You just watch. Trump was right about everything. You watch. They're getting decimated. And they want to make a deal so badly. They call. 'We want to make a deal!'"

(Note the total silence from the crowd)
September 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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He has no idea. And Darline Graham Nordone supports this 100%.
Trump: Hopefully we're toward the end of the war with Iran
September 16, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Trump: Hopefully we're toward the end of the war with Iran
September 16, 2026 at 11:18 PM

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On Sept. 11, Pete Hegseth defended the Iran war and declared: “The Lord trains our arms for war and our hands for battle.”

Pope Leo XIV’s message bears repeating: Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”
“Your Hands Are Full of Blood” — Pope Leo XIV’s Palm Sunday Message to Warmakers
On the first day of Holy Week, the pope invoked Isaiah to declare that God rejects the prayers of those who wage war — with the U.S.-Israeli bombing of Iran entering its second month.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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Darline Graham Nordone supports this. @drannieandrews.com doesn't.
Trump's war in Iran has reportedly cost every American household an additional $1,760 this year.
September 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM

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The impacts of the Iran war will intensify in the form of huge jumps in the prices of gasoline and diesel, analysts predict.

Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline threaten to elevate what had been a shipping crisis into a broader disruption of oil.
Analysts predict gas price jump, long disruption from damaged pipeline
The forecast of economic impacts beyond November’s midterms contrast with the Trump administration’s optimistic messaging.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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The Iran War is out of control. Gas prices are about to hit record highs. Families are struggling to make ends meet. The threat of AI looms.

But Republicans already delivered tax cuts for corporations and billionaires — so Mike Johnson is sending the House home.

"Promises made, promises kept."
September 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM

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Vice President JD Vance said the world would be plunged into an energy crisis if the U.S. decides to end its involvement with the war in Iran and leave the region.
Latest Updates: Iran war costs well over $33.4 billion, Pentagon says, as Trump signals renewed openness to talks
The Iran war has cost the U.S. military at least $33.4 billion - most of it on munitions - and not including hundreds of millions more spent by other agencies, the Pentagon says.
cbsn.ws
September 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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I'm starting to get the feeling that foreign policy is really complicated and we shouldn't be leaving it up to lizard-brained fuckups.
“It is unprecedented. We have two major waterways obstructed, active attacks, Iran escalating attacks, proxies being active and no signs of diplomatic talks. It’s a disastrous situation when you’re looking at it from an energy security angle.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
September 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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No one in the history of the world has done more than Donald Trump to promote the adoption of alternative energy
“It is unprecedented. We have two major waterways obstructed, active attacks, Iran escalating attacks, proxies being active and no signs of diplomatic talks. It’s a disastrous situation when you’re looking at it from an energy security angle.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
September 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM