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2026-07-30 China-Japan-Koreas

Trump's four-word response after China defied him with secret smuggling of weapons to Iran

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-30 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [425 views ] Top
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1 I somehow doubt he was "shocked."

Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-30 01:08|| 2026-07-30 01:08|| Front Page Top

2 Trump’s Iran strategy: avoid major war before midterms, prepare for the next round

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-07-30 02:45|| 2026-07-30 02:45|| Front Page Top

3 Tehran is stalling as Washington wavers And Israel is watching the Hormuz drama eclipse the real fight: stopping a nuclear Iran..

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-07-30 02:46|| 2026-07-30 02:46|| Front Page Top

4

Should we be wondering if certain groups and the Media are trying to stir things up, for great profits and NEWS revenues?

Posted by NN2N1 2026-07-30 04:46|| 2026-07-30 04:46|| Front Page Top

5 ...well, if so many are in the pay of the CCP right?

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-07-30 06:55|| 2026-07-30 06:55|| Front Page Top

6 I would bet in private it was more like, "Watch them smuggle anyway."

Posted by DarthVader 2026-07-30 08:55|| 2026-07-30 08:55|| Front Page Top

7 "Nuts"?

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-07-30 11:09|| 2026-07-30 11:09|| Front Page Top

8 IIUC, the Chinese need the Hormuz Strait to be opened a lot more than we do. Trump could keep that sucker closed for an indefinte period and let Chinese gas pumps run dry. That'd be fun to watch.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-07-30 12:19|| 2026-07-30 12:19|| Front Page Top

9 Probably “show me the money”

Posted by Blossom Elmolush6088 2026-07-30 12:35|| 2026-07-30 12:35|| Front Page Top

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