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Miles Archer

(24,448 posts)
Mon May 25, 2026, 10:43 PM 5 hrs ago

There's no "Art," no "Deal." There's just an old man in a diaper gorging on Big Macs & trying to find a way out of Iran.

Trump Goes Back to Bombing Iran as Deal Implodes
BOMBS AWAY
The president previously said negotiations were “proceeding nicely.”
Cameron Adams Reporter

Erkki Forster Night News Reporter

Updated May 25 2026 9:52PM EDT /
Published May 25 2026 7:54PM EDT

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goes-back-to-bombing-iran-as-deal-implodes/

U.S. military forces have carried out strikes in Iran as President Donald Trump’s peace deal implodes.

The strikes, which officials labeled as “self-defensive,” took place on Monday in southern Iran, attacking missile launch sites and boats that U.S. Central Command said were attempting to emplace mines.

“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement to the Daily Beast. The New York Times and Fox News initially reported on the strikes.

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There's no "Art," no "Deal." There's just an old man in a diaper gorging on Big Macs & trying to find a way out of Iran. (Original Post) Miles Archer 5 hrs ago OP
Hitler's invasion of Poland was a self defense move... Wounded Bear 5 hrs ago #1
What a surprise.... Ocelot II 5 hrs ago #2
It's like a Zen riddle. dgauss 5 hrs ago #3
And gas prices will jump up at least another 50 cents tomorrow. Wednesdays 4 hrs ago #4
Gorge Harder Grotesque Homicidal PEDO Cha 3 hrs ago #5
Trump is stuck in a maze and can't find his way out. Ilsa 2 hrs ago #6
There is no way out with the felon in the WH pat_k 2 hrs ago #7

dgauss

(1,587 posts)
3. It's like a Zen riddle.
Mon May 25, 2026, 10:54 PM
5 hrs ago

What does a peace deal imploding mean if there was no peace deal to begin with?

Ilsa

(64,599 posts)
6. Trump is stuck in a maze and can't find his way out.
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:22 AM
2 hrs ago

The hedges are too high for him to jump over or to get a look. They are to thick for him to beat or slash his way through. Tonight's strikes should be considered flares that indicate he's lost.

pat_k

(13,923 posts)
7. There is no way out with the felon in the WH
Tue May 26, 2026, 02:10 AM
2 hrs ago

And at some point, I think a few Republicans will finally take their fingers out of their ears and stop singing "la la la la la."

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