Per Bloomberg TV: Stocks gains as trump says Iran wants a deal.

[lostincalifornia]

Trump Says Iran Reached Out on Deal as US Blocks Hormuz

President Donald Trump said Iran reached out to his administration over peace negotiations, as the US began a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the war’s seventh week.

Even as Trump sought to jawbone negotiations back on track, there were few signs that was taking place after weekend negotiations failed in Islamabad. Iran blamed the collapse of talks on the US and Tehran has not confirmed further discussions on Monday.

“We’ve been called this morning by the right people, the appropriate people, and they want to work a deal,” Trump said at the White House, without elaborating on who participated in the conversation.

Trump spoke hours after the US moved to cut off vessels from transiting the vital waterway to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas, which could further inflame tensions amid the global energy crisis.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/trump-s-hormuz-blockade-deadline-hits-raising-iran-war-stakes?srnd=homepage-americas

[Midnight Writer]

1. The stock market is crazier than Trump if they take a word out of his mouth seriously.

It's one thing to be demented and delusional.

It's even worse to listen to someone else's delusions and adopt them as your own.

These hard-nosed investors haven't learned yet that the Emperor's clothes aren't real. They're not just pretending in order to curry favor with the boy-king: They actually swallow his bullshit and beg for more.

[lame54]

2. Stock Market - fueled by lies

[boonecreek]

3. This morning the Dow futures were down a little over $500.

Now it's + $85.53 and climbing. I was wondering if someone bought stock
at a low price and will be selling soon.

[spanone]

4. Absolutely fucking insane.

[leftstreet]

5. Did the DoorDash driver tell him this?

I don't believe a f*cking thing he says

[Hugin]

6. Right...

Keep in mind he's being actively soothed by his handlers in the white house.

That call, if it even happened, could have been Gums with a fake Pakistani accent or even AI.

[moonscape]

8. I think I'm punchy ...

can’t stop laughing!

[SamuelTheThird]

7. How many more times can he juice the market with lies?

[EarthFirst]

10. By 9 p.m. they'll be a statement from Iran saying no such conversation took place...

Rinse.Repeat.Profit.

[Rebl2]

11. More lies

I am sure.