The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread

[jon-nyc]

Agree this is a good deal or else.

[Doctor Phibes]

[Axtremus]

Trump's hold over the GOP comes not from the Presidency but from captivating a large swath of the GOP base voters. The "presidential lame duck" concept will not apply to Trump, at least not for Republicans.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Axtremus said:

The "presidential lame duck" concept will not apply to Trump, at least not for Republicans

Which is a little ironic when you consider his resemblance to that most famous of ducks, Teh Donald Duck.

[Renauda]

And now for the caveats:

Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-war-united-states-israel-lebanon-deal-9.7237094

[jon-nyc]

Yeah. The question is does Trump cave or Iran?

Bibi’s current government wouldn’t survive him agreeing. And I don’t think he would anyway under any circumstances.

[jon-nyc]

It may be the case that the most likely outcome is just a stalemate under the MOU terms - the concrete ones not the aspirational ones. After all, Gaza is stuck on step 1.5 out of 20 and I don't think anyone believes it moves on from there.

[jon-nyc]

Alrighty.

[Doctor Phibes]

Imagine if this bozo had been in charge during WW2.

[jon-nyc]

The MOU as seen by Bloomberg News.