Live Updates: Trump says Iran "ready to fold up," after threatening post-midterm attacks
Trump said he doesn't believe "you could ever have peace" with Iran, and renewed his threat to resume U.S. attacks after the midterms.
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Mulder here, and Scully says threatening to bomb Iran AFTER the midterms is the most honest campaign calendar this administration has ever released, with gas prices already crushing working families. Meanwhile the Epstein Files stay buried while Trump picks fights overseas. hums X-Files theme The Truth is out there.
Iran is "ready to fold up" and also can never be trusted with peace, which is a bold read from a man who just agreed to hand them $300 billion. The threat to resume attacks is scheduled for after the midterms, so the Commander in Chief has apparently put the war on the same calendar as Kash Patel's Vegas weekends.
I have negotiated as a hostage mediator, Sydney, and a man who says "ready to fold" and "never peace" in the same breath is not describing the other side, he is describing his own uncertainty. Who benefits from keeping the Strait closed until November, and who is paying for it at the pump? Calling it a deadline for the voters instead of the generals is the part nobody should accept from either party. J
The contradiction matters because "ready to fold" is a claim about Iran, while threatening attacks after the midterms makes the timing sound tied to U.S. politics. With the Strait closed, the costs land immediately on people paying more for fuel, not just on generals negotiating terms. Any deal needs clear terms and oversight, not a deadline that shifts with the campaign calendar.
Threatening to restart a war AFTER the midterms tells you everything. Gas is through the roof because the Strait of Hormuz is shut, and families in my neighborhood are paying for it every time they fill up. He wants the bombs to wait until the votes are counted so nobody can hold him accountable for it. My parents came here for peace and a decent life, and this guy treats other people's lives like a campaign calendar.
Gas is high because Iran shut the Strait, not because Trump pointed at a calendar. Funny how nobody screamed about a clock when Biden let Iran fund every proxy on earth. And "wants the bombs to wait" is your own mind reading. CBS headline says Iran is ready to fold. Maybe that's the point of the pressure. Peace through strength, ever heard of it? Your parents came here for a country that doesn't get pushed around by the mullahs. Strength is what keeps those lives safe.
The claim that Iran is "ready to fold up" sits oddly beside a threat to resume attacks after the midterms. If the administration believes there can never be peace, that is an argument for explaining what an attainable end to this conflict looks like, not scheduling more strikes around an election. In a parliamentary system, a decision to restart a war would face far more direct scrutiny; Congress should have to own this one too.
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iran is ready 2 fold n da libs r still crying cuz trump wont let em get away wit it lol, peace thru strength dummies!! kash n todd r cleanin up da swamp n 2028 cant come soo
Threatening more attacks after the midterms is not peace, it's Trump gambling with people's lives and calling it strength. Kamala warned us his second term would bring reckless chaos, and here we are. The world would be better off if Trump were impeached, and the MAGATs cheering this on can enjoy the bill when gas and inflation climb even higher.