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By Samanfur
#107992
All the same, I hope we have a Stanislav Petrov somewhere in the chain of command.
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By Abernathy
#107996
Trump has now (of course) withdrawn (or "postponed" for 5 days) his threat to attack Iranian power plants. TACO, again.
By Oboogie
#107998
Abernathy wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 12:03 pm Trump has now (of course) withdrawn (or "postponed" for 5 days) his threat to attack Iranian power plants. TACO, again.
He claims this is as a result of negotiations with the Iranians.
The Iranians have just released a statement that they have had no contact with the US government.
Take your pick.
There's a (so far unsubstantiated) rumour that Starmer talked him down.
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By Yug
#108005
Seeing how so much of what Trump says is total bullshit I'm assuming that the truthful statement is the one from Tehran.
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By Oboogie
#108021
Yug wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 1:36 pm Seeing how so much of what Trump says is total bullshit I'm assuming that the truthful statement is the one from Tehran.
I'm assuming nothing, the Iranian regime is no better than the USA's.
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By Spoonman
#108045
Oboogie wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 5:37 pm
Yug wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 1:36 pm Seeing how so much of what Trump says is total bullshit I'm assuming that the truthful statement is the one from Tehran.
I'm assuming nothing, the Iranian regime is no better than the USA's.
Whilst a pox shall be put upon both their houses, I'd be inclined ATM to believe the Iranian government for now, given that Tr*mp has come out with gibberish as to being questioned whom exactly they're talking to. He also came out with this gem earlier...
"Look at the way Iran attacked unexpectedly all of those countries surrounding them. That was not supposed to-- nobody was even thinking about it."
...he makes Dubya look like a heavyweight in the world political arena. :grimacing:
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By Spoonman
#108046
In saying all that, he is playing the markets - and it's surely no coincidence that he's given Iran until the end of this week to "do something or else"

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By Boiler
#108087
Colour me surprised.

Oil traders bet millions minutes before Trump's Iran talks post

Market data reviewed by the BBC shows the volume of trade spiked around fifteen minutes before a social media post by the president announcing the move.

The price of oil fell sharply after the announcement, dropping 14% in a matter of minutes. Traders who bet on the unexpected move would have made money.

Some market analysts say the unusual activity opens up the possibility that the bets may have been placed with prior knowledge of the decision.
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