News of Iran ceasefire

‘Follow the money’is what cynics say and, unfortunately, they are often right. None of them give a damn about ordinary people just wanting to live their lives, they are ‘collateral damage’.

MaizieD

Oreo

They’re merely a wishlist on the Iranian regime’s side.I can see see more bombing in a few weeks.

I don't think that Trump will go back in. He's been trying to find a way out for a while and he knows that no-one, apart from Israeli is willing to 'help' him.

Israel might go back in...

We are a long way from agreement on many of the proposed terms, it means that Iran can continue unfettered on it global Islamic terror campaign. It means the extreme religious regime can behave like North Korea and blackmail us all as well.

It's probably better to close the gulf completely

Smileless2012

Lord Acton in 1887 wrote "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely".

Iran has control of the Strait of Hormuz and will not be relinquishing it, it can be re opened without them doing so.

I suspect Trump's biggest concern is coming out of this without looking anymore incompetent than he does already.

I agree. Follow the money.

It seems POTUS appears to exaggerates everything. Time to change topic from the 'pilot' (false, backseat weapons person) who is likely not the named rank - used to seem important - to begin promoting his 'deal'.

I wonder if anyone actually believes a word he utters?

Hegseth is saying Trump chose mercy in not carrying out the threats.
What rubbish! Mercy for himself is far more likely.
Trump had got himself into a very dangerous situation and had to find a way out that was acceptable to most normal people.

Well, if I were to be cynical, I might suggest that one of Mr Trump's objectives has been achieved; no one is asking about attendance at parties on Mr Epstein's island now..

Iran has agreed to a 2 week conditional ceasefire and out forward its terms as earlier posts set out.

Vance is on record stating this is a "fragile truce" that Iran must not "lie or cheat' during forthcoming 2 weeks "negotiations".

I hope the ceasefire holds longer than 2 weeks- however looking at Iran's list in the context of Trump's impatience, belligerence and narcissism, particularly in context of Iran's insistence that the ceasefire must include Lebanon (Pakistan agrees that was the deal- Israel disagrees) and it distrust of Trump the current "truce" is more fragile than even Vance will admit.

The next 2 weeks will be fraught and the chance of success of the peace fire holding beyond for any significant period that is far from being a given or even likely.

nanna8

‘Follow the money’is what cynics say and, unfortunately, they are often right. None of them give a damn about ordinary people just wanting to live their lives, they are ‘collateral damage’.

Trump was asked, by an ABC reporter this morning, how he felt about Iran charging tolls for shipping in the strait of Hormuz.

His response was:

“We're thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It's a way of securing it … it’s a beautiful thing”.

Ker-ching💰💸💵💲🤑
Surprise, surprise!

You can’t put this in Israel. You obviously don’t understand Hezbollah firing rockets over to them. You don’t hear this in the UK.

Whitewavemark2

What a relief for millions of people in Iran.

Let us hope Israel doesn’t scupper it.

More like;

What a relief for dozens of inside traders in the tRump administration.

Let's hope the SEC finds them all....

Isn't there the 25th Amendment to deal with him? The Founding Fathers seem to have catered for every eventuality.

Starmer will probably change his mind half way there!!

TanaMa

Starmer will probably change his mind half way there!!

Definitely not, he loves a jaunt abroad.

Fallingstar

Smileless2012

I agree WW that the victory is Iran's. Trump's threats of the total destruction of Iran have resulted in the total humiliation of Trump.

True but he will spin it to make it look as if he is the hero who got rid of some head honchos in the regime and gave the long suffering Iranians a new shiny regime. Same regime essentially.
What a waste of innocent human lives.

Isn't it up to the people of Iran to govern their destiny and try and resolve their leadership issues? Agree, the issues are huge, but interference by another state will just cause tension and mayhem. There needs to be another way.

What he’ll do there is a puzzle, offer some platitudes maybe.

How is the victory Irans? That sounds like the idiotic followers of the regime who suck up anything the leaders say.
Iran has been targeted again and again, had thousands literally of missile attacks, all the top dogs have been killed, their missile factories and weapons capabilities gone, their Navy gone, uranium enrichment gone and so on and so forth.They couldn’t even find two downed air crew.
The so called new Supreme leader may or may not exist.
They had no choice but to agree to a ceasefire and open up the Strait of Hormuz.

There is no victory for any country in this debacle. USA has lost the respect in the world that it once had, there will be more terrorist attacks as Jews will be targeted more by Muslim hardliners wherever are they are in the world, and Iran will dig in and will not shake off oppression for longer than it would have done before, that’s my opinion anyway.

Wyllow3

Well Israel has made clear it won't change its attack on the Lebanon but has he said anything specific on not firing on Iran?

Israelis say Trump didn't consult them, but hopefully the real possibility of incurring USA's wrath will make them confine themselves to badmouthing all & sundry and not actually breaking the Iran ceasefire.
It's ridiculous, Israel is less than a third the size of Scotland, a smidgen bigger than Wales, & it has so much influence over events in that pivotal part of the world.

Chocolatelovinggran

Well, if I were to be cynical, I might suggest that one of Mr Trump's objectives has been achieved; no one is asking about attendance at parties on Mr Epstein's island now..

Indeed, POTUS changed news focus -- for now.

Claims of victory are somewhat premature- despite what ridiculous claims Trump will make.

Measures and claims of "victory" will hopefully become clearer over the next 2 weeks. Currently we have a very fragile 2 week conditional truce with Israel not fully on board.

Iran will only get a change of regime when things get so bad that enough people manage to get the military on their side.
Quite obviously the Iranians didn’t consider the murder of 36,000 of their own citizens in two days in January by the authorities as bad enough to rise up.

valdavi

Wyllow3

Well Israel has made clear it won't change its attack on the Lebanon but has he said anything specific on not firing on Iran?

Israelis say Trump didn't consult them, but hopefully the real possibility of incurring USA's wrath will make them confine themselves to badmouthing all & sundry and not actually breaking the Iran ceasefire.
It's ridiculous, Israel is less than a third the size of Scotland, a smidgen bigger than Wales, & it has so much influence over events in that pivotal part of the world.

So you don’t like Israel having influence in the ME then?

Oreo

How is the victory Irans? That sounds like the idiotic followers of the regime who suck up anything the leaders say.
Iran has been targeted again and again, had thousands literally of missile attacks, all the top dogs have been killed, their missile factories and weapons capabilities gone, their Navy gone, uranium enrichment gone and so on and so forth.They couldn’t even find two downed air crew.
The so called new Supreme leader may or may not exist.
They had no choice but to agree to a ceasefire and open up the Strait of Hormuz.

Seems like you are revelling in this somehow.

No need for that.

LemonJam

Claims of victory are somewhat premature- despite what ridiculous claims Trump will make.

Measures and claims of "victory" will hopefully become clearer over the next 2 weeks. Currently we have a very fragile 2 week conditional truce with Israel not fully on board.

There’s victory and victory, if the US and Israel achieve the military advantages they wanted to in Iran then they’re happy.
If some of the regime are still alive then they’re happy.

sixandahalf

Oreo

How is the victory Irans? That sounds like the idiotic followers of the regime who suck up anything the leaders say.
Iran has been targeted again and again, had thousands literally of missile attacks, all the top dogs have been killed, their missile factories and weapons capabilities gone, their Navy gone, uranium enrichment gone and so on and so forth.They couldn’t even find two downed air crew.
The so called new Supreme leader may or may not exist.
They had no choice but to agree to a ceasefire and open up the Strait of Hormuz.

Seems like you are revelling in this somehow.

No need for that.

Don’t be silly, I am stating facts.

The victory is initially Putin’s who has now a much greater ability to fund his ghastly war.

But in the long term China has won most of all.

America has lost, influence, trust, and friends. It has wrecked the world economy, not achieved any of its aims in Iran and has shown that smaller countries can stand up to the mighty.