Happy TACO Tuesday everyone!

  • limonfiesta@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    This isn’t a TACO.

    It’s an attempt to assert control over Iran by unilaterally extending the ceasefire.

    Frankly, this is one of the reasons why the IRGC did not want this ceasefire in the first place, as it removed a large part of their leverage and gave up the initiative.

    Trump isn’t wrong about the Iranian government being fractured.

    Will be interesting to see if the Iranians use Israel’s ceasefire violations or the blockade as justification for resuming missle and drone attacks.

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      2 days ago

      it’s not an attempt to assert control, it’s an “out” to manufacture consent at Gulf of Tonkin levels.

    • homes@piefed.world
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      3 days ago

      Seriously. Iran could, five minutes from now, just announced that Trump can go fuck himself and that they don’t agree to the ceasefire at all and start shooting at ships. Trump thinks that gives him leverage. Because he’s an idiot.