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Iran demanding closure of US bases in Gulf, end of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah as conditions for ceasefire — WSJ (Via ToI)
Times of Israel ^ | 3/25/26

Posted on 03/25/2026 4:32:33 AM PDT by jonatron

Iran is demanding:
1) reparations for attacks on it,
2) the lifting of all sanctions,
3) the closure of all US military bases in the Persian Gulf as conditions to end the war with the US and Israel,
4) Iran wants guarantees that the war won’t start up again,
5) a halt to Israel’s strikes on Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah.
6) Iran’s demands also reportedly include a new arrangement in the Gulf that will let the Islamic Republic collect tolls from ships that traverse the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil usually travels.

Meanwhile, Iran refuses to negotiate limits to its ballistic missile program, according to the Journal.

The Iranian conditions mentioned in the report do not address the country’s nuclear program.

The newspaper, (WSJ), cites a US official as saying Iran’s demands were ridiculous and unrealistic, and Arab and US officials as saying Iran’s stance makes the possibility of a deal even more remote than before the war.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: epicfizzle; epicfury; epictrollneedszot; howaboutano; iran; israel; notevenclose

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For your convenience, and for discussion...here is a summary of Iran's proposed conditions excerpted from ToI's blog that summarizes a WSJ article on the subject.

What do you think will be the outcome?

1 posted on 03/25/2026 4:32:33 AM PDT by jonatron
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To: jonatron

I demand a naked supermodel at my front door.


2 posted on 03/25/2026 4:33:03 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: FLT-bird
I demand a naked supermodel at my front door.

You probably stand a better chance of receiving your wish.

3 posted on 03/25/2026 4:37:52 AM PDT by jonatron (The first casualty when war comes is truth.)
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To: jonatron
"What do you think will be the outcome?"

I see more dead mullahs.....

4 posted on 03/25/2026 4:41:54 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( Neocons in love with the Ukraine War hate how long the Iran War is taking..........)
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To: jonatron

This is like Japan demanding the unconditional surrender of the United States after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945.


5 posted on 03/25/2026 4:41:56 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: jonatron

In that case I’ll just take a simple pair of redhead twins or the mullah gets it. /s


6 posted on 03/25/2026 4:43:09 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: jonatron

Counter offer: You can all get on a plane and flee to russia and never come back and we won’t kill you. Deal?


7 posted on 03/25/2026 4:47:18 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: jonatron
What do you think will be the outcome?

The deaths of another round of IRGC leaders in targeted bombings.

At some point, the IRGC replacements stop coming. That is when several groups of non-Muslim Iranians appear with abundant supplies of small arms and start attacking IRGC and Basiji members in ground-assaults. A number of regular military commanders openly side with the new factions.

The Iranian civil war completely exterminates the IRGC and Basij organizations.

No American troops required.

8 posted on 03/25/2026 4:48:46 AM PDT by flamberge (Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear.)
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To: jonatron

The fanatical mullah regime now occupying Iran can “demand” whatever they want. It’s all nonsense. They are defeated. Kaput. The Iranian people want them gone. No bargaining necessary. They are on the way out.

The only ones who might pretend to believe this idiocy are lefty MSM outets.


9 posted on 03/25/2026 4:50:46 AM PDT by Blennos (This is the official Blennos tagline. Thanks to Big Red Badger. )
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To: jonatron

NO!


10 posted on 03/25/2026 4:54:06 AM PDT by Mlheureux
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To: jonatron

For a video of this war, please see Monty Python skit of the Black Knight.

Soon Iran will be demanding the us and Israel come back so it can bite our ankles.


11 posted on 03/25/2026 4:54:38 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: Blennos

I should have added:

for honest reporting on what is actually going on inside Iran go to Tousi TV or Goldi Ghamari. Both have daily podcasts on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/@TousiTV/streams

https://www.youtube.com/@gghamarimpp/streams


12 posted on 03/25/2026 4:55:11 AM PDT by Blennos (This is the official Blennos tagline. Thanks to Big Red Badger. )
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To: jonatron

rotflmao


13 posted on 03/25/2026 5:02:26 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: jonatron

Who in Iran is asking for this deal?


14 posted on 03/25/2026 5:03:50 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: jonatron

Next.


15 posted on 03/25/2026 5:07:28 AM PDT by Kudsman (Cheat free elections means the end of the left. )
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To: Gnome1949

Do we need any more evidence that these people are insane?


16 posted on 03/25/2026 5:10:16 AM PDT by Machavelli (True God)
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To: FLT-bird

And both you and Iran have the same odds of your demands being met: Slim and None, and slim just left town.🤨😁

CC


17 posted on 03/25/2026 5:11:57 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: Blennos

I would modify your post to add the word knowledgeable.

The MSM reports what they learn third hand.

Tousi reports directly from Iranian sources that provide both info and video. That’s the reason his subscription number recently crossed 1.5 million and is continuing to grow.

His problem is that he has so much real news to report, it takes time most are unwilling to spend to learn what he knows.


18 posted on 03/25/2026 5:12:20 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Quid Quid Nominatur Fabricatur)
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To: jonatron

Judge Smalls: “You’ll get nothing and like it”


19 posted on 03/25/2026 5:12:43 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: jonatron

Iran demands! LOL


20 posted on 03/25/2026 5:12:47 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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