...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for
spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
and the United States and no upcoming meetings planned, despite claims by US President Donald Trump
...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons...
, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei.
Baghaei told the WSJ that all of Iran's negotiators were still in the country, except for Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi who was visiting a religious site in Iraq.
On the other hand, the Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed that talks with Oman concerning the future of the Strait of Hormuz were continuing, and both Oman and Iran noted that there had been progress made over the last few days.
Mediators in the discussions told the WSJ that the current proposal being considered involved creating a temporary new route through the strait for commercial shipping, and that Persian vessels would enter through Iranian waters and exit via Omani waters without paying any fees.
The mediators stated that they were still waiting for a response from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), but that Iran had responded favorably. However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
Iran later demanded that the sanctions on its oil be removed and that it receive a guarantee that it would not be attacked.
Senior Arab officials also told the WSJ that other countries in the region have requested that an agreement with Iran would include guarantees that it would not attack their territories, either directly or using their proxies.
Mediators also said that Pakistain had offered to host the next round of talks between Iran and the US, the WSJ reported.
TRUMP CLAIMS TALKS WITH IRAN ONGOING
On Monday, Trump claimed that talks with Iran are ongoing, but are Tehran’s last chance to reach a deal with Washington "before decapitation," while speaking with news hounds in the Oval Office.
He alleged that Iran, with the backing of Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start..., the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
, initiated the renewed talks because they "did not want to be hit" by strikes Trump claimed would have been the biggest attacks since World War II.
"They knew what was coming. It was going to come last night, and it would have gone on for a long time, and there’d be essentially very little left," he warned. "This is the last chance for them to sign a good document."