Before the war, Trump’s Iran negotiators were unrealistically looking for an Iranian capitulation.
Before the war, Trump’s Iran negotiators were unrealistically looking for an Iranian capitulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Ns6EbCplY
Tag: diplomacy
How Trump decided to strike Iran
“A last chance to avert war with Iran played out Thursday in Geneva, where Trump administration officials told Iranian counterparts they must not take certain steps needed to build a nuclear bomb.
It didn’t go well.
As the U.S. delegation laid out its position that Iran couldn’t enrich uranium for the next 10 years, the Iranian side balked, said a senior Trump administration official who described the meeting on condition of anonymity.
Iran has an “inalienable right” to enrich uranium, Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, told the Americans. And the U.S. has an “inalienable right” to stop you, Steve Witkoff, a member of the U.S. delegation, replied.
After having heard the U.S. demands, Araghchi started yelling at Witkoff, who was accompanied at the meeting by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, among others, said the senior official.
“If you prefer, I can leave,” Witkoff said.
Araghchi’s representatives didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Afterward, the American delegation reported back to Trump what had happened. Trump was “nonplussed,” the senior official said.
By Saturday morning, the U.S. was at war.
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“They weren’t willing to stop their nuclear research,” Trump said. “They weren’t willing to say they will not have a nuclear weapon. Very simple.””
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-decided-strike-iran-021729090.html
Morocco Finally Conquered Western Sahara…And Nobody Noticed.
For decades, Morocco has had a dispute over Western Sahara, where rebels demanded independence. Morocco has controlled all the valuable parts of the land, but the rebels had the desert and help from neighboring Algeria. Recently, Morocco has gained more and more international support for its claim, culminating in a UN Security Council vote in favor of its claims, with help from the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giUf3_zWN3s
History of India and Pakistan fighting each other.
History of India and Pakistan fighting each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gkJ6LCnCA8
Trump’s Greenland quest was an embarrassing shitshow.
Trump’s Greenland quest was an embarrassing shitshow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1W8wJjC2wk
Has the US Now Gone Completely ROGUE?
Trump’s aggression could weaken the US in the long term by turning off current and potential allies and partners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3AdMQAOHKQ
Frontline states want EU cash as Russian threat intensifies
“In recent months Russia has flown fighter jets into Estonian airspace and sent dozens of drones deep into Polish and Romanian territory. Its ally Belarus has repeatedly brought Lithuanian air traffic to a standstill by allowing giant balloons to cross its borders. And last week, Moscow’s top envoy Sergey Lavrov issued a veiled threat to Finland to exit NATO.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/frontline-states-eu-cash-russia-threat-defense/
What the US wants from Ukraine: Leave Donbas, one way or another
““On the territory issue, Americans are simple: Russia demands Ukraine to give up territories, and Americans keep thinking how to make it happen,” a senior European official familiar with the negotiation process told POLITICO on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
“The Americans insist that Ukraine must leave the Donbas … one way or another,” the official added.
Ukraine has insisted that any peace deal must involve the war being frozen on current lines. At present, some 30 percent of Donbas is still in Ukrainian hands.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-wants-from-ukraine-leave-donbas-one-way-or-another/
History Tells Us How the Ukraine War Could End (it’s worse than you think)
We can’t assume other people in history and in the current world think like us. Not everyone is a reasonable person who can be reached with diplomacy. Some people are ideologically psychopaths and are willing to kill many many people to get what they want. Such people can only be stopped by force.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDqn27gl2vg
Update from Ukraine | Betrayal! Secret Talks to Force Ukraine for defeat
In secret talks, the Trump administration has been talking with Russia about Ukrainian capitulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMZqRmMvBnY