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Recent reporting from the Financial Times reveals it was President Trump, not the Iranian government, who was begging for a ceasefire.

FT reports that the Trump administration had been privately pushing for a ceasefire for weeks to alleviate the economic strain caused by Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, and depending on Pakistan for mediation. Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir was communicating with Iranian officials, special envoy Steve Witkoff, Vice President JD Vance, and Trump himself even after the president threatened to wipe out Iranian civilization on Tuesday.

According to the five people familiar with the diplomatic back channel, Trump had been asking for a ceasefire since as early as March 21, when he first threatened to bomb Iran’s power plants.

This contradicts virtually everything the Trump administration has claimed about Iran—that Trump’s constant bombings and threats of extinction caused a wounded, demoralized Iranian regime to limp to the negotiating table, desperate for a deal with the U.S.

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 19 points 44 minutes ago

Remember The Wall that Mexico was going to pay for?

Trump boasted about that thing for months leading up to the 2016 election, and dropped it like a hot rock the first time the Mexican President told him 'no.'

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 7 points 56 minutes ago

Extra crunchy taco.

[–] CainTheLongshot@lemmy.world 7 points 34 minutes ago* (last edited 19 minutes ago) (1 children)
[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.world 1 points 13 minutes ago

So this is just one big circle jerk war?

Yes, and a key observation might be: the oligarchy being discussed more and more in the US is not constrained to the US. There is (in a practical sense, not an official one) a single world government controlled entirely by the rich who are currently circle-jerking.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 33 minutes ago

The only surprise here is how quickly this has been confirmed.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 2 points 16 minutes ago

If only he didn’t start a war, then he wouldn’t need a ceasefire.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 39 minutes ago

Ayone have a unblocked version of the FT report?

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 2 points 40 minutes ago

Was he on his knees? Or did he drop to all fours to beg?

[–] Redacted@piefed.ca 1 points 29 minutes ago

I’m shocked! Well, not really.