https://freerepublic.com/tag/fafoonthetrolls/ en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:52:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374816/posts Donald Trump claims that the "right people" in Iran have reached out to cut a deal for real after imposing a naval blockade and cutting off Iran's income stream. Who are we talking with in Tehran? Mahdi al-Hall? That's what Trump claimed in an ad-hoc press conference on the veranda of the Oval Office this afternoon. Trump didn't specify the identities of the "right people," but hinted that the blockade may have changed some minds over the last few hours: Trump: The right people called from Iran, they want to make a deal. pic.twitter.com/nbcXnyn19P— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 13,... Hotair https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374816/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:52:51 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374822/posts The US and Iran have failed to reach an agreement after 21 hours of talks in Pakistan. I can’t say I’m surprised. After all, we didn’t have to wait for the negotiations to finish to make an informed guess of the outcome. We needed merely to consider the shape of things beforehand to know that Donald Trump’s hoped-for new world order would fall into new world chaos. America and Iran agreed on a ceasefire conditional on the Islamic Republic’s complete opening of the Strait of Hormuz. It has so far refused to honour that condition. Earlier this week, President Trump... The Spectator https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374822/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:50:23 GMT