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617Blue

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1. US and ISR need to stop bombing. Iran needs to stop bombing and they need to negotiate.

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 07:27 AM

19 hrs ago

This is most likely just a way to calm the markets which appear to be in full freak mode - but there is a way out. Hostilities and offensive actions need to cease on all sides for a period of time. Then negotiations - this time with competent professionals not Kushner and Witkoff who cannot be trusted.

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Trump Announces Stand Down on Iran Strikes [View all] Pototan 19 hrs ago OP

US and ISR need to stop bombing. Iran needs to stop bombing and they need to negotiate. 617Blue 19 hrs ago #1

Will create a good day for TACO trading in stock markets bucolic_frolic 18 hrs ago #2

Stock futures roar higher as Trump calls off Iran strike 617Blue 18 hrs ago #6

AKA, he saw the Dow getting ready to crater and got scared. bearsfootball516 18 hrs ago #3

It's either that, or he never had any conversations and this is all bullshit. Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #4

That would be videohead5 18 hrs ago #8

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

I seriously thought this was the Onion The Madcap 18 hrs ago #5

;-{) STAY TUNED Goonch 18 hrs ago #7

Market Manipulation using American blood and treasure. That is all! NT maxrandb 18 hrs ago #9

Their just playing games, juicing the markets, IrishAfricanAmerican 18 hrs ago #10

Translation... jmowreader 11 hrs ago #12

MaddowBlog-Pointing to talks that might not exist, Trump's Iran rhetoric becomes even more incoherent LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #13

Adding another special layer of chaos to the madness. Kid Berwyn 6 hrs ago #14

TACO Tuesday came early. Xolodno 6 hrs ago #15