Wednesday, 25 March 2026

The No Talking Talks

According to Donald Trump, he is in negotiations with Iranians about ending the War he started although the Iranians are saying its all nonsense and he is just trying to smooth over the fact that the rising price of oil has just made Americans pay extra on top of the ill thought out tariffs he imposed on his supporters.
To be honest, as Trump has made a Royal balls up of everything i can see why he would be lying that a deal could be made to bring down the price of oil and provide a desperate off ramp from a war that has spiraled out of control but then again i can also see why Iran would deny entering negotiations with a man who has twice bombed then whilst in the process of negotiating so as i wouldn't trust either as far as i could throw a piano, but there does seem to be some evidence that someone is talking to someone over all this.
Pakistan has announced they are acting as a middle man between the two and after Iran made some demands for ending the war, they have now handed over a 15-point US plan to whoever in Iran and Iran poo-pooed them, said that only they will decide when the war ends and shot back with a further 5 demands of their own.
Although the details,of what is in the 15-point plan for ending the war, Israel's Channel 12 has reported it has gathered some of the content, citing a "Western source" and include Sanctions relief, Civilian nuclear cooperation, a rollback of Iran's nuclear program, monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency and access for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz which almost all were offered by the Iranians during talks when Trump  started the war.
The best line is from the Iranians who today said to America that: 'People like us don't negotiate with people like you' which i took to mean that even religious, murderous fanatics think Trump is untrustworthy and loathsome, and they do have a point, you wouldn't ask him to hold your Big Mac while you went to the toilet would you.

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