ALL THAT IRAN HAS TO DO TO WIN THE WAR IS NOT TO LOSE!
No president before Trump has ever given a more, indirect yet astounding, victory to America's enemies. By believing Netanyahu's lies that the regime in Tehran will fall within days of the start of the war, the dumb jackass in the White House fell in a trap. He cannot backtrack now because he'll demonstrate how much of a loser he is. But he can't keep warmongering the way he is doing because that is failing too.
The only way to, maybe, win against Iran is to invade it. And that, my friends, is what the Americans seem to have finally learned: Huge quantities of soldiers and sophisticated weapons don't necessarily mean victory because you need smartness and intelligence too when it comes to winning wars. And the US has demonstrated it lacks these two qualities when waging wars. The abject failures of the US in such places as Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and others are keeping Trump, so far, from trying his luck by invading Iran. He still might do it in desperation as his star is fading fast in the US and across the world. Right now, the dumb moron is grasping at whatever straws he encounters, trying to get himself out of the Iranian swamp.
2- The War, according to the dumb senile asshole in the White House, is so successful that he "is not in a hurry" to end it. He suggested that those sailors aboard US warships who are complaining about disastrous conditions on their ships should shut up. Meanwhile, the 80-year old plays golf on weekends, is building himself monuments at taxpayers expense, or attaching himself like a leech on other presidents and their monuments in the hope that their glory will ooze out on him, late-night playing with AI to picture himself on a horse next to George Washington, is in love with his 35-year old assistant Natalie Harp, and profits by the billions of dollars from gyrating the stock market up and down through his posts: On Fridays, he threatens Iran, stocks drop, he buys cheap; then on Mondays, he praises progress with Iran, stocks rise, he sells high, and pockets the profits.
3- The War has caused gasoline and energy prices in the US to skyrocket, but the senile orange mongrel told Americans to shut up, stop complaining, and pay for expensive gasoline because it's the price they have to pay for preventing a non-nuclear Iran from becoming nuclear. Even if Iran becomes nuclear, which is still a hypothetical possibility, it would not be a threat to the US as the other nuclear rogue state North Korea has become.
4- Yet, the Great Moron is protecting North Korea, by eliminating joint military maneuvers between the US and its ally South Korea, which the jackass says are "hostile and inappropriate".
5- Thanks to his imbecility, Donald Dumb has now created a problem that did not exist before he launched his war: The Strait of Hormuz is now Iran's most lucrative and leveraging tool as Iran is using it, and says it plans to use it forever, to blackmail the entire world economy.
6- The dumb moron president of the US has now created a new enemy that heretofore had been one of the most stable ally in the Gulf, the Sultanate of Oman. Because Oman must negotiate with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz traffic modalities, it has become a subject of threats and insults by the Great American Moron, whose only way to deal with Oman is to "bomb the shit of them". That is really the only thing Americans know how to do: Violence.
7- Iran has now put a bounty of $30,000 on the head of any US service member who is caught. It seems that Iran is learning the American way of politics. Since its inception, the Islamic theocracy in Iran has carried out untold number of terrorist actions across the world, including the bombing of the US embassy twice in the Beirut of the 1980s and the murder of 243 US Marines at Beirut Airport in October 1983, among many other acts. Back then, Hezbollah's terrorism literally chased Ronald Reagan, the other republican moron president, out of Lebanon as he fled like a rabbit after the US Marines bombing, and invaded the Caribbean island of Granada the very next day to deflect public opinion from his abysmal failure. Had Reagan stood his ground in Beirut in 1983 - Hezbollah was only a two-year old organization - we would not be where we are today. Some experts say that Iran has so far refrained from resorting to terrorism through its dormant sleeper cells across the West, but if cornered it would not hesitate.
8- The Arab Gulf Girls (Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait....), who have been hysterical in their flowing robes at hosting US military bases now targeted by Iranian retaliations, have decided to opt out of the so-called "American protection". Because Trump is pressuring them to fight Iran by themselves, they have decided that American protection is not what it is promoted to be. Note that Iran has not targeted non-American facilities in these Arab Gulf states. Saudi Arabia is now signaling to the dumb jackass Trump that it will seek alternative protection by signing a common defense treaty with Pakistan and Turkiye. This new Sunni Muslim Pact of mutual defense stands in opposition to Shiite Muslim Iran, but one never knows, the Muslim-Islamic vein in these three countries is highly inimical to the West and could one day invite Iran to join, thus displacing any influence the US might have had in the region. If I were the Zionist colony in Palestine, I'd be worried.
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Trump threatens Oman, Iran war in stalemate as 60-day talks window ends
Duarte Dias
Mon, August 17, 2026
Monday marks 60 days since the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that called for a wider peace deal to be negotiated within that timeframe. After multiple flare-ups and suggestions of an imminent accord, there do not appear to be any concrete plans to end the 24-week war. President Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if the country "gets in the way" of U.S. efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war with Iran, according to Fox News. Earlier, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tehran had reached an agreement with Oman regarding future shipping routes in the strait. Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and adviser, met Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to discuss the latest U.S.-backed peace proposal for the Gaza Strip, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected last week.
Iran considers missing pilots to be prisoners in Qatar
Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that it would consider three missing pilots to be prisoners in Qatar, despite denials by Qatari officials, until Doha offers clarity on the fate of the missing personnel.
Tehran has said the Iranians went missing while carrying out an operation against the United States' Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on March 2, shortly after the outbreak of the war.
On Saturday, Iranian authorities alleged for the first time that the pilots had been captured in Qatar, after previously saying one pilot had been killed and three others were missing following their sortie.
"It is imperative to obtain clarification on their situation," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said during a weekly news briefing.
"Until the pilots' situation is clarified, we consider them prisoners and will spare no effort to shed light on their fate," he said.
Iran's army chief announces $30,000 bounty for U.S. service members
Iran's army chief announced on Sunday a reward equivalent to around $30,000 for the capture or killing of U.S. military personnel.
Speaking at a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday, Major General Amir Hatami said any Iranian who captured or killed a U.S. military service member would receive the reward of around 5 billion Iranian tomans. For any Iranian woman who captures or kills an American service member, Hatami said the reward would be doubled.
Hatami also issued fresh warnings about Iran's determination to control the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "sacred" geopolitical asset for the Islamic republic. He said Tehran would use its full capabilities to protect the waterway and described control of the strait as an important lever in bringing the war to an end.
Shipping in Strait of Hormuz continues to slow
Transit in the Strait of Hormuz slowed this weekend, according to data by tracking firm Kpler reported by Reuters.
Only five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and none on Sunday, according to Kpler, compared to 31 the prior weekend.
At least one ship entered using the Iranian route, and a small tanker laden with Iranian fuel oil exited, data showed.
Some ships may pass with their transponders off, meaning they may not be detectable, but transits are still a long way from the 130 ships that traversed the strait every day before the war started.
60-day memorandum of understanding period expires Monday
Monday marks 60 days since the U.S. and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding that called for negotiations to reach a wider deal to end the war between the two countries and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
However, that 60-day period expires Monday amid a stalemate between the two countries and a deal seemingly nowhere in sight. Over the past two months, talks between the two sides broke down, despite President Trump repeatedly saying a deal was imminent, leading to multiple flare-ups and escalations in the fighting and a constant exchange of threats.
On July 8, Mr. Trump declared that the memorandum of understanding was "over."
Jared Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza peace road map
Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and negotiator on Middle East affairs, met with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to discuss the latest U.S.-backed peace deal that seeks the group's disarmament and a road map for the transfer of power to a new government, according to a source with knowledge of the meeting.
The meeting was aimed at translating the plan negotiated by Mr. Trump's international Board of Peace into concrete, verifiable steps, the source told CBS News, including maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, beginning to transfer all governing responsibilities to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, ensuring Hamas has no future governing role in Gaza, facilitating Israeli withdrawals and deploying an international stabilizing force to the region, among other things.
The rare meeting in Egypt with Hamas' Khalil al-Hayya was also confirmed to the Associated Press by a regional official and a Hamas official, both speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters.
CENTCOM chief praises USS Abraham Lincoln crew after visit
Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, praised the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln after he visited the aircraft carrier on Saturday.
In a statement shared on social media, Cooper said his time aboard the Lincoln was "awe-inspiring."
"I wish every American could see the crew in action," he said. "You would beam with absolute pride when witnessing their camaraderie, teamwork and resilience."
The Lincoln, which has about 5,000 service members, arrived in the Middle East in January and has been supporting the U.S. war against Iran. It deployed in November 2025 to the Pacific before it moved to the Middle East. It has spent a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 240 days. U.S. military vessels are normally deployed for about six months.
In the last few weeks, reports have emerged of mental health concerns among the crew and supply issues on board.
Cooper acknowledged the concerns in his statement, but said the Lincoln has among the lowest numbers of cases related to mental health of all the U.S. Navy's 11 active aircraft carriers.
"This doesn't mean that all is perfect," he said. "Find any of the nearly 4 million Navy veterans in America today and they will likely tell you that service at sea for long periods of time isn't for everyone. It is uniquely challenging and tough, and every single one of us, including me, reacts to stressors in different ways."
Cooper applauded the actions of Lincoln's leadership for "stepping up and making mental health and crew resilience a leadership priority."
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is headed to the Middle East to relieve the Lincoln.
Asked Friday if he thought the Lincoln's deployment was too long, President Trump said it was "not nearly long enough."
8- The Arab Gulf Girls (Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait....), who have been hysterical in their flowing robes at hosting US military bases now targeted by Iranian retaliations, have decided to opt out of the so-called "American protection". Because Trump is pressuring them to fight Iran by themselves, they have decided that American protection is not what it is promoted to be. Note that Iran has not targeted non-American facilities in these Arab Gulf states. Saudi Arabia is now signaling to the dumb jackass Trump that it will seek alternative protection by signing a common defense treaty with Pakistan and Turkiye. This new Sunni Muslim Pact of mutual defense stands in opposition to Shiite Muslim Iran, but one never knows, the Muslim-Islamic vein in these three countries is highly inimical to the West and could one day invite Iran to join, thus displacing any influence the US might have had in the region. If I were the Zionist colony in Palestine, I'd be worried.
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Trump threatens Oman, Iran war in stalemate as 60-day talks window ends
Duarte Dias
Mon, August 17, 2026
Monday marks 60 days since the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that called for a wider peace deal to be negotiated within that timeframe. After multiple flare-ups and suggestions of an imminent accord, there do not appear to be any concrete plans to end the 24-week war. President Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if the country "gets in the way" of U.S. efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war with Iran, according to Fox News. Earlier, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tehran had reached an agreement with Oman regarding future shipping routes in the strait. Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and adviser, met Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to discuss the latest U.S.-backed peace proposal for the Gaza Strip, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected last week.
Trump says he has no schedule and he's "not in a hurry" to end the Iran war
President Trump told Fox News' Trey Yingst on Monday that he has "no time schedule" to end the war with Iran, but that the Islamic Republic should "put up the white flag of surrender," according to Yingst.
"I'm not in a hurry," the Fox journalist quoted the president as saying.
Mr. Trump repeated his assertion to Yingst that "the midterms have nothing to do with my thinking" on resolving the war, which the U.S. and Israel launched jointly with a first wave of strikes on Iran on February 28.
Mr. Trump told Fox there was a direct backchannel between U.S. officials and members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but he didn't elaborate on any ongoing talks, saying only that the Iranians are "good poker players, but they're dying."
President Trump told Fox News' Trey Yingst on Monday that he has "no time schedule" to end the war with Iran, but that the Islamic Republic should "put up the white flag of surrender," according to Yingst.
"I'm not in a hurry," the Fox journalist quoted the president as saying.
Mr. Trump repeated his assertion to Yingst that "the midterms have nothing to do with my thinking" on resolving the war, which the U.S. and Israel launched jointly with a first wave of strikes on Iran on February 28.
Mr. Trump told Fox there was a direct backchannel between U.S. officials and members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but he didn't elaborate on any ongoing talks, saying only that the Iranians are "good poker players, but they're dying."
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way"
President Trump told Fox News on Monday that the U.S. would bomb Oman if the country "gets in the way" of U.S. efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war with Iran, according to the network's Trey Yingst.
"If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the s*** out of them," Trump said, according to Yingst's recounting of his conversation with the president.
Earlier, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters Tehran had struck an agreement with Oman regarding shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, but did not elaborate.
Iran and Oman have held talks for weeks aimed at creating a mechanism to manage the strategic waterway in the future, with both having suggested at times that fees may be imposed for ships to use the strait. No concrete plans have been formally announced.
Despite Iran's threats and attacks on ships keeping traffic through the strait at a virtual standstill, Mr. Trump has asserted repeatedly that the U.S. is in control of the waterway, and that it may "keep it."
President Trump told Fox News on Monday that the U.S. would bomb Oman if the country "gets in the way" of U.S. efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war with Iran, according to the network's Trey Yingst.
"If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the s*** out of them," Trump said, according to Yingst's recounting of his conversation with the president.
Earlier, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters Tehran had struck an agreement with Oman regarding shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, but did not elaborate.
Iran and Oman have held talks for weeks aimed at creating a mechanism to manage the strategic waterway in the future, with both having suggested at times that fees may be imposed for ships to use the strait. No concrete plans have been formally announced.
Despite Iran's threats and attacks on ships keeping traffic through the strait at a virtual standstill, Mr. Trump has asserted repeatedly that the U.S. is in control of the waterway, and that it may "keep it."
Kushner met with Netanyahu after meeting Hamas leaders
President Trump's son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after holding talks with Hamas leaders the previous day.
The meeting came two weeks after Hamas agreed to disarm in accordance with a U.S.-backed Gaza peace deal, which Netanyahu then rejected, insisting the group must be "genuinely disarmed."
Kushner's meeting with Hamas leaders took place in Egypt, with the goal of translating the plan negotiated by Mr. Trump's Board of Peace into concrete steps, a source told CBS News.
The meeting in Egypt also included discussion of the transfer of all governing responsibilities to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, ensuring Hamas has no future governing role in Gaza, facilitating Israeli withdrawals and deploying an international stabilizing force in the region, among other things, the source told CBS News.
President Trump's son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after holding talks with Hamas leaders the previous day.
The meeting came two weeks after Hamas agreed to disarm in accordance with a U.S.-backed Gaza peace deal, which Netanyahu then rejected, insisting the group must be "genuinely disarmed."
Kushner's meeting with Hamas leaders took place in Egypt, with the goal of translating the plan negotiated by Mr. Trump's Board of Peace into concrete steps, a source told CBS News.
The meeting in Egypt also included discussion of the transfer of all governing responsibilities to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, ensuring Hamas has no future governing role in Gaza, facilitating Israeli withdrawals and deploying an international stabilizing force in the region, among other things, the source told CBS News.
Iran says agreement on future routes through Strait of Hormuz reached with Oman
Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that Tehran had reached an agreement with Oman on routes for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz in the future.
Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters in Tehran "an understanding has been reached regarding the map of the transit route."
Baghaei did not elaborate on the route or whether any fees would be imposed on ships using it, but both Iran and Oman have previously suggested commercial vessels should enter the Strait of Hormuz using a route close to Iran's coast, and exit it using another near Omani waters.
Baghaei said both sides were working to finalize details before issuing a joint statement on the matter.
Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that Tehran had reached an agreement with Oman on routes for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz in the future.
Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters in Tehran "an understanding has been reached regarding the map of the transit route."
Baghaei did not elaborate on the route or whether any fees would be imposed on ships using it, but both Iran and Oman have previously suggested commercial vessels should enter the Strait of Hormuz using a route close to Iran's coast, and exit it using another near Omani waters.
Baghaei said both sides were working to finalize details before issuing a joint statement on the matter.
Iran considers missing pilots to be prisoners in Qatar
Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that it would consider three missing pilots to be prisoners in Qatar, despite denials by Qatari officials, until Doha offers clarity on the fate of the missing personnel.
Tehran has said the Iranians went missing while carrying out an operation against the United States' Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on March 2, shortly after the outbreak of the war.
On Saturday, Iranian authorities alleged for the first time that the pilots had been captured in Qatar, after previously saying one pilot had been killed and three others were missing following their sortie.
"It is imperative to obtain clarification on their situation," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said during a weekly news briefing.
"Until the pilots' situation is clarified, we consider them prisoners and will spare no effort to shed light on their fate," he said.
Iran downplays significance of 60-day negotiation period ending
Iran's foreign ministry has downplayed the importance of the 60-day period of negotiations agreed to in the memorandum of understanding with the U.S., which is due to expire Monday.
During his weekly news conference, ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran would not alter its policies due to external pressure or deadlines, adding that the period designated for negotiations was not being implemented due to ongoing U.S. strikes against the country.
"What was included in the memorandum [...] is not being implemented," he said.
"We did not commence negotiations because the United States began violating the memorandum shortly after its June 18 signing," Baghaei said. "Therefore, the 60-day issue essentially has no relevance."
Iran's foreign ministry has downplayed the importance of the 60-day period of negotiations agreed to in the memorandum of understanding with the U.S., which is due to expire Monday.
During his weekly news conference, ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran would not alter its policies due to external pressure or deadlines, adding that the period designated for negotiations was not being implemented due to ongoing U.S. strikes against the country.
"What was included in the memorandum [...] is not being implemented," he said.
"We did not commence negotiations because the United States began violating the memorandum shortly after its June 18 signing," Baghaei said. "Therefore, the 60-day issue essentially has no relevance."
Iran's army chief announces $30,000 bounty for U.S. service members
Iran's army chief announced on Sunday a reward equivalent to around $30,000 for the capture or killing of U.S. military personnel.
Speaking at a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday, Major General Amir Hatami said any Iranian who captured or killed a U.S. military service member would receive the reward of around 5 billion Iranian tomans. For any Iranian woman who captures or kills an American service member, Hatami said the reward would be doubled.
Hatami also issued fresh warnings about Iran's determination to control the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "sacred" geopolitical asset for the Islamic republic. He said Tehran would use its full capabilities to protect the waterway and described control of the strait as an important lever in bringing the war to an end.
Shipping in Strait of Hormuz continues to slow
Transit in the Strait of Hormuz slowed this weekend, according to data by tracking firm Kpler reported by Reuters.
Only five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and none on Sunday, according to Kpler, compared to 31 the prior weekend.
At least one ship entered using the Iranian route, and a small tanker laden with Iranian fuel oil exited, data showed.
Some ships may pass with their transponders off, meaning they may not be detectable, but transits are still a long way from the 130 ships that traversed the strait every day before the war started.
60-day memorandum of understanding period expires Monday
Monday marks 60 days since the U.S. and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding that called for negotiations to reach a wider deal to end the war between the two countries and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
However, that 60-day period expires Monday amid a stalemate between the two countries and a deal seemingly nowhere in sight. Over the past two months, talks between the two sides broke down, despite President Trump repeatedly saying a deal was imminent, leading to multiple flare-ups and escalations in the fighting and a constant exchange of threats.
On July 8, Mr. Trump declared that the memorandum of understanding was "over."
Jared Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza peace road map
Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and negotiator on Middle East affairs, met with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to discuss the latest U.S.-backed peace deal that seeks the group's disarmament and a road map for the transfer of power to a new government, according to a source with knowledge of the meeting.
The meeting was aimed at translating the plan negotiated by Mr. Trump's international Board of Peace into concrete, verifiable steps, the source told CBS News, including maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, beginning to transfer all governing responsibilities to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, ensuring Hamas has no future governing role in Gaza, facilitating Israeli withdrawals and deploying an international stabilizing force to the region, among other things.
The rare meeting in Egypt with Hamas' Khalil al-Hayya was also confirmed to the Associated Press by a regional official and a Hamas official, both speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters.
CENTCOM chief praises USS Abraham Lincoln crew after visit
Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, praised the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln after he visited the aircraft carrier on Saturday.
In a statement shared on social media, Cooper said his time aboard the Lincoln was "awe-inspiring."
"I wish every American could see the crew in action," he said. "You would beam with absolute pride when witnessing their camaraderie, teamwork and resilience."
The Lincoln, which has about 5,000 service members, arrived in the Middle East in January and has been supporting the U.S. war against Iran. It deployed in November 2025 to the Pacific before it moved to the Middle East. It has spent a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 240 days. U.S. military vessels are normally deployed for about six months.
In the last few weeks, reports have emerged of mental health concerns among the crew and supply issues on board.
Cooper acknowledged the concerns in his statement, but said the Lincoln has among the lowest numbers of cases related to mental health of all the U.S. Navy's 11 active aircraft carriers.
"This doesn't mean that all is perfect," he said. "Find any of the nearly 4 million Navy veterans in America today and they will likely tell you that service at sea for long periods of time isn't for everyone. It is uniquely challenging and tough, and every single one of us, including me, reacts to stressors in different ways."
Cooper applauded the actions of Lincoln's leadership for "stepping up and making mental health and crew resilience a leadership priority."
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is headed to the Middle East to relieve the Lincoln.
Asked Friday if he thought the Lincoln's deployment was too long, President Trump said it was "not nearly long enough."
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