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Pototan

(3,108 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2026, 07:22 AM Monday

Trump Announces Stand Down on Iran Strikes [View all]

US President Donald Trump ⁠said on ⁠Monday the US has had ‌good and productive conversations with Iran and he ⁠will order the ⁠military to postpone ⁠any military ⁠strikes ⁠against Iranian power plants ‌and energy infrastructure.

“I am please to report that the United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the middle east,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/23/trump-postpones-military-strikes-on-iranian-power-plants

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Trump Announces Stand Down on Iran Strikes [View all] Pototan Monday OP

US and ISR need to stop bombing. Iran needs to stop bombing and they need to negotiate. 617Blue Monday #1

Will create a good day for TACO trading in stock markets bucolic_frolic Monday #2

Stock futures roar higher as Trump calls off Iran strike 617Blue Monday #6

AKA, he saw the Dow getting ready to crater and got scared. bearsfootball516 Monday #3

It's either that, or he never had any conversations and this is all bullshit. Scrivener7 Monday #4

That would be videohead5 Monday #8

A few hours later: we called it. Iran says there have been no talks. Scrivener7 Monday #11

I seriously thought this was the Onion The Madcap Monday #5

;-{) STAY TUNED Goonch Monday #7

Market Manipulation using American blood and treasure. That is all! NT maxrandb Monday #9

Their just playing games, juicing the markets, IrishAfricanAmerican Monday #10

Translation... jmowreader Monday #12

MaddowBlog-Pointing to talks that might not exist, Trump's Iran rhetoric becomes even more incoherent LetMyPeopleVote Monday #13

Adding another special layer of chaos to the madness. Kid Berwyn Monday #14

TACO Tuesday came early. Xolodno Monday #15