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2026-04-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Trump says talks to take place Tuesday, as Iran says it has ‘no plans’ to attend

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Posted by trailing wife 2026-04-20 2026-04-20 01:05|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1870 views ] Top
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1 “ No plans to attend? No problem, we can do something in cardboard. Easy!”

Posted by Knuckles Grundy 2026-04-20 03:00|| 2026-04-20 03:00|| Front Page Top

2 Trump pushes shaky deal with Iran as Hormuz is shut again, but opponents give him no credit for progress

Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-20 07:36|| 2026-04-20 07:36|| Front Page Top

3 If Trump's plan and MO is to out crazy the iranians, it will not work.

They dont care about the Persian people over which they rule. The govt class, minority rule, as i understand, are mostly of foreign Azeri and Arab blood.

Posted by mossomo 2026-04-20 12:28|| 2026-04-20 12:28|| Front Page Top

4 They all die the same way

Posted by chris 2026-04-20 17:24|| 2026-04-20 17:24|| Front Page Top

5 Then there’s this. I don’t know if it’s true, but…

One of the Israeli generals said the blockade will do more damage to the IRGC than every bomb we dropped on them for the last month. https://t.co/eFtZZBrjpt
— Dandalf (@DanTalks1) April 19, 2026

Posted by trailing wife 2026-04-20 19:08|| 2026-04-20 19:08|| Front Page Top

6 Rebuilding destroyed/stopped industry and supply chains takes a lot longer than a pause. Keep defying, assholes.

Posted by Frank G 2026-04-20 19:40|| 2026-04-20 19:40|| Front Page Top

7 ^ It seems to be true. Iran is dead broke and unlike us can't just print money - no one will take it. How many enforcers will be satisfied with worthless script.

With little to no oil exported they have no national income.

Posted by Difar Dave 2026-04-20 19:44|| 2026-04-20 19:44|| Front Page Top

8 I read somewhere that they haven’t been paid for months, so scrip may not be the issue anymore, Difar Dave.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-04-20 23:18|| 2026-04-20 23:18|| Front Page Top

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