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Iran asks Gulf states to mediate for ceasefire with Israel, sources say
Straits Times ^ | 6/16/2025 | Reuters

Posted on 06/16/2025 8:06:16 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Tehran's flexibility in nuclear negotiations, two Iranian and three regional sources told Reuters on Monday.

Gulf leaders and their top diplomats worked the phones all weekend, speaking to each other, to Tehran, Washington and beyond in an effort to avoid a widening of the conflict as longstanding enemies Israel and Iran intensified their attacks in their biggest ever confrontation.

Iran is willing to be flexible in the nuclear talks if a ceasefire is reached, one of the Iranian sources said.

(Excerpt) Read more at straitstimes.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: iran; iranfafo; islam; israel; lololololololololol; moondoggiemaximus; oman; qatar; saudiarabia; waronterror
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To: johniegrad

If experience with negotiating with terrorists has taught us anything, asking the US to back off is “a hard NO!”.


21 posted on 06/16/2025 8:47:31 AM PDT by econjack
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To: super7man

Total dismantling of the nuke program and all facilities and equipment.


22 posted on 06/16/2025 8:48:10 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

The playground bully is having its a55 handed to them so now the bully wants to talk. Too late for talk, finish the job.


23 posted on 06/16/2025 8:50:32 AM PDT by drypowder
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To: marcusmaximus

They are getting crickets in response. 😆


24 posted on 06/16/2025 8:50:47 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: marcusmaximus
in return for Tehran's flexibility in nuclear negotiations,

Means, "help us stall some more while we finish building nuclear weapons".

25 posted on 06/16/2025 8:50:51 AM PDT by libertylover (The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: marcusmaximus

“Iran is willing to be flexible in the nuclear talks if a ceasefire is reached.”

Too late.

L


26 posted on 06/16/2025 8:52:05 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: marcusmaximus
if a ceasefire is reached

World War II ended with unconditional surrender, not a ceasefire.

27 posted on 06/16/2025 8:53:06 AM PDT by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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To: marcusmaximus

I RAN NEVER KEEPS AN AGREEMENT

TAQQAIYA


28 posted on 06/16/2025 8:55:49 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: marcusmaximus

UNCLE!


29 posted on 06/16/2025 9:00:53 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

Do you think the Israelis may start (perhaps stealth) air-dropping troops or commandos into Iran?

To accomplish goals bombs and missiles are insufficient for?


30 posted on 06/16/2025 9:01:49 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: marcusmaximus
Bannon and Tucker are busy hand-wringing today about possible US involvement.

I just hope that this doesn't turn into another example of the US stopping Israel when the terrorists and murderers are on the ropes so they can recover for a second round.

31 posted on 06/16/2025 9:02:40 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: marcusmaximus

Iran: Let’s give peace a chance.
Israel: We tried that. It didn’t work.


32 posted on 06/16/2025 9:04:19 AM PDT by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations.)
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To: Skwor
Yaa this is the classic Islamic tactic of feign talks / surrender even only to regroup and stab you in the back harder the next time.

Well said....There is NO HONOR in Islam.

Sunni or later Shiite happens.

33 posted on 06/16/2025 9:04:47 AM PDT by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads & Curmudgeons)
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To: marcusmaximus

Sorry but you temporarily knocked out Israeli communication systems and it may be another month before we can contact them.

Sincerely,

DJT 47


34 posted on 06/16/2025 9:06:31 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

Give em the ol’ george floyd


35 posted on 06/16/2025 9:07:36 AM PDT by Palio di Siena (Kralik…..you get the wallet)
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To: marcusmaximus

“Israel will eventually break through Iran’s nuke bunkers and the mullahs know it”

It would appear Mossad has operatives running around Iran. Maybe bunker busters aren’t needed. The old Sarin gas down the ventilation shaft trick may just do it.


36 posted on 06/16/2025 9:08:30 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: one guy in new jersey

I think Israel can place assets on the ground in Iran at any time, at any place and for any reason at this point. And I strongly suspect that they are doing just that.


37 posted on 06/16/2025 9:08:55 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Progressivism is socialism. Venezuela is how it ends.)
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To: marcusmaximus

No way. No negotiations with the Satanic dicators in Tehran.
Eliminate them and negotiate with the Iranian people’s next government (if it is sane and non-aggressive as we’d hope and expect)


38 posted on 06/16/2025 9:17:23 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: marcusmaximus

“Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Tehran’s flexibility in nuclear negotiations, two Iranian and three regional sources told Reuters on Monday.”

sure ... why not ... start “negotiating” for a new round of “negotiations” starting in early autumn, which is as soon as the Trump administration can fit them into their crowded schedule ... until then ... nada ...


39 posted on 06/16/2025 9:20:40 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: marcusmaximus

Another meaningless agreement. Let Israel just finish it.


40 posted on 06/16/2025 9:23:28 AM PDT by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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