Posted on 04/21/2026 1:42:27 PM PDT by V_TWIN
The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will continue, and the ceasefire with Iran will be extended, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, citing "serious fractures” within the Iranian regime.
“Based on the fact that the government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so, and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our attack on the country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal,” Trump said in a post shared on Truth Social.
“I have therefore directed our military to continue the blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded, one way or the other,” he added.
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It’s TACO Tuesday again!!!
In Minnesota, when you fall out of the dinghy, first you hit your head on the ice.
It is now 90 minutes since you posted and little if any info is emerging about explosions let alone an Artesh coup attempt.
“I’m still wondering WHY we haven’t taken over the Strait of Hormuz since we have military dominance.”
Well, most assume it’s because Trump and his military leaders are not as smart as they are
That’s not logical
Because we know that one lucky shot on one of our destroyers is more than the American public and media could stand.
*blink*
This won’t take long. The blockade will starve Iran and ruin their oil industry. They will be hungry and broke soon enough. Then we will see how defiant they are.
Market manipulation.
I saw the video on TousiTV. It is not us.
International law...
He is not going to fall for this, is he?
Delaying talks is a three-way winner for u.s.: 1) cuts irgc revenue stream, 2) leads to oil-well throttling, eventual shut in, and impaired production for years, and finally 3) strangles china’s oil supply ... Best of all, mainstream media are obscuring the whole gambit ... Must be on the cia payroll after all!
TACO.
It could also be there is no one really in charge of Iran who can make a United deal.
likely true.
Factions. There is no central cohesive government. It only requires “last standing orders” with one group, probably disconnected from the rest, to fire something off.
It’s disconcerting that FReepers are so fickle when they should know there’s many facts they don’t have.
If Iran is fracturing by the day, the best thing is to watch, until you can’t.
He is trolling them. He wants the remaining leaders to jockey for position, talk, meet, etc....I am “sure” we are tracking all of their movements and communications.
He knows that whoever is the new leader is going to come out with some hardline b.s....then, in the time that went by with the truce, we and idf and the persians will know how to dismantle the regime.
He is setting them up, while trying to look like he is giving them a chance to make a deal
Sorry about being a pollyanna....but the Iranian regime is barely holding on
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