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Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day cease-fire proposal – new airstrikes ‘likely’ after midterm elections: report
NY Post ^ | 9/25/26 | Victor Nava

Posted on 09/25/2026 6:58:08 PM PDT by Libloather

President Trump has reportedly rejected a seven-day cease-fire proposed by Iran and expects to resume bombing the country after the midterm elections.

As part of the proposed cease-fire, Tehran pledged to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume negotiations on dismantling its nuclear program in exchange for the US ending its blockade of Iranian ports.

However, Trump is “skeptical” Iran will agree to his demands and has told aides it is “likely” the US military restarts airstrikes after the November contests, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing US officials.

It’s unclear what level of strikes Trump is planning on launching.

In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly earlier this week, Trump warned that with peace negotiations stalled, he could choose to “annihilate” Iran.

The White House did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: airstrikes; anonymoussources; elections; fakenews; iran; lookwholovesiran; midterm; wsj; wsjfakenews

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Good time to replenish the missile stockpile. Almost sounds like the people are taking over for themselves. Nice to see. Big Mo is in big trouble, if they ever find him.
1 posted on 09/25/2026 6:58:09 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

“Reopen the Strait of Hormuz.”

Yeah.

Open it FIRST, then, when the area is stable, talks can resume.

Till then?

Stay in your holes.

.


2 posted on 09/25/2026 7:02:16 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Libloather

Its like Ground hog day with these lunatics.


3 posted on 09/25/2026 7:05:17 PM 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: Libloather

Iran is the one that sent the “Deal” to the US, not the other way around, so this time its true, Iran is begging for a deal, they are suffocating with the sanctions and the blockade, so they need the dough to pay off the IRGC but heck no, Trump wont bend the knee to these murdering pricks, Trump knows regardless of any “Deal” he is going to lose the House so why give in


4 posted on 09/25/2026 7:11:35 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Libloather

“reopen the Strait of Hormuz”
does that mean stop attacking shipping?
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“Reopen” sounds so friendly....


5 posted on 09/25/2026 7:19:28 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th ( I am obsessed with not being obsessed with anything.)
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To: Libloather

Cease fires in the Muslim world are used for rearming and time to figure out another lie when you get “caught” violating yet another agreement. Keep choking them is the correct play.


6 posted on 09/25/2026 7:30:06 PM PDT by Kudsman (Killing and raping infidels, it's a cultural thing. )
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To: Georgia Girl 2; TLI; Sarah Barracuda; Repeal The 17th

better to have never started this stupid unnecessary war.

EVERTHING way mo betta on 27FEB than now ..


7 posted on 09/25/2026 7:32:22 PM PDT by A strike (fvckMI6 Drool Britannia & No more Dots)
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To: A strike

Did not start it.
Trying to end it.


8 posted on 09/25/2026 7:41:54 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th ( I am obsessed with not being obsessed with anything.)
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To: Repeal The 17th

the HELL he (and Bibi) did not start it !


9 posted on 09/25/2026 7:44:41 PM PDT by A strike (fvckMI6 Drool Britannia & No more Dots)
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To: Libloather
Iran and the dims are hoping the mid-terms see the gop-e lose the Congress.

Part of me thinks the gop-e wants to lose as well.

10 posted on 09/25/2026 7:50:44 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: A strike

Iran started it in 1979. I could make a case Islam started it at its founding.


11 posted on 09/25/2026 7:51:34 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

no Schiff Sherlock,
I don’t disagree about the evil that is Islam while we’re at it let’s go back to the Persian Empire.

thought PDJT and Bibi ENDED it Jun’25 ..


12 posted on 09/25/2026 8:02:44 PM PDT by A strike (fvckMI6 Drool Britannia & No more Dots)
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To: TLI

The news media in the West no kidding declared Iran the winner, claimed we were running out of options and this is a forever war where Iran won’t cave.

I bet 350 - 500 MILLION USD per day that Iran wants to talk and end this.

That blockade is hurting them.

Our bombings seriously degraded their navy, air force and air defense. We seriously reduced their drone and missile manufacturing. We threw their nuclear program back by as much as 2 years.

All that, despite Iran investing billions over years to counter us and having some Russian and Chinese help. This despite them building specialized / purpose built bunkers to defeat our most capable bunker busters which we turned to rubble anyway.

Our missile defense works, 92-96%.

We decapitated their leadership.

This was done quickly, with minimal collateral damage, few losses on our side. The kill ratio was so one sides that stating what is in this case likely somewhat factual appears fake >200:1.

We cleared a water minefield in Hormuz quickly, where again an enemy had YEARS to prepare.

Them trying to close the Gulf is nothing new:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/in-1983-iran-threatened-to-close-the-strait-of-hormuz/106458684

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/how-us-navy-seals-took-irans-mines-1987-181756

This military campaign is about as successful as they come, given the type of objective and size of enemy.

Trump is 100% right. We hold the cards. We have all the leverage. The ONLY thing which can stop us, is us. If our internal political process allows for some maggot to score some political capital out of this by going against the war and this actually adversely impacts the war, that’s us doing this to us.


13 posted on 09/25/2026 8:17:40 PM PDT by Red6
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To: A strike

I can not understand your tag line ...


14 posted on 09/25/2026 8:54:11 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th ( I am obsessed with not being obsessed with anything.)
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To: TLI

The news media in the West no kidding declared Iran the winner, claimed we were running out of options and this is a forever war where Iran won’t cave.

I bet 350 - 500 MILLION USD per day that Iran wants to talk and end this.

That blockade is hurting them.

Our bombings seriously degraded their navy, air force and air defense. We seriously reduced their drone and missile manufacturing. We threw their nuclear program back by as much as 2 years.

All that, despite Iran investing billions over years to counter us and having some Russian and Chinese help. This despite them building specialized / purpose built bunkers to defeat our most capable bunker busters which we turned to rubble anyway.

Our missile defense works, 92-96%.

We decapitated their leadership.

This was done quickly, with minimal collateral damage, few losses on our side. The kill ratio was so one sides that stating what is in this case likely somewhat factual appears fake >200:1.

We cleared a water minefield in Hormuz quickly, where again an enemy had YEARS to prepare.

Them trying to close the Gulf is nothing new:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/in-1983-iran-threatened-to-close-the-strait-of-hormuz/106458684

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/how-us-navy-seals-took-irans-mines-1987-181756

This military campaign is about as successful as they come, given the type of objective and size of enemy.

Trump is 100% right. We hold the cards. We have all the leverage. The ONLY thing which can stop us, is us. If our internal political process allows for some maggot to score some political capital out of this by going against the war and this actually adversely impacts the war, that’s us doing this to us.


15 posted on 09/25/2026 9:08:46 PM PDT by Red6
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To: A strike

Everything is safer now that these lunatics are on the ropes and Trump isn’t playing their game anymore. They aren’t on the cusp of a nuclear weapon and they have no money to fund Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. Its just a matter of keeping them on the ropes until they are taken down from within.

Im not loving living through this either but its highly preferable to a nuclear winter.


16 posted on 09/25/2026 9:25:06 PM 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: Libloather

Keep strangling the IRGC and keep feeding weapons to citizens. it will work itself out.

The US must come out of this with a strong trade partnership with Iran, to include naval basing rights. Iran will become the major platform for the propagation of the gospel for the entire Middle East.


17 posted on 09/25/2026 9:46:23 PM PDT by Salvavida
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To: Libloather
...and expects to resume bombing the country after the midterm elections.

LOL! Might as well take his anger out on someone.

What a chump this guy turned out to be. We could've had Ron DeSantis.

18 posted on 09/25/2026 9:58:16 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Libloather
Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day cease-fire proposal

What the hell is "Iran" these days? I get the impression they have no clear leadership anymore, just a gaggle of IRGC factions competing for power. As soon as you agree to a deal with one faction, some other faction will attack and deliberately sabotage the deal.
19 posted on 09/25/2026 10:04:35 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: A strike

What does this mean?
“fvckMI6 Drool Britannia & No more Dots”


20 posted on 09/25/2026 10:40:23 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th ( I am obsessed with not being obsessed with anything.)
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