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Botany

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13. I.O.W.s The agreement gives Iran everything it wanted and 300 billion in reparations for Trump's war ...
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:33 AM
3 hrs ago

.. but Vance is trying to sell the idea that secret back channel negotiations will make it all better.

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Pay-offs for the fat orange imbecile wolfie001 5 hrs ago #1
I'm pretty sure a few countries in the Middle East are very uneasy................ Lovie777 5 hrs ago #2
I mean, they're on the hook for $300 billion and have a full-fledged economic competitor Prairie Gates 3 hrs ago #12
"The framework is aimed at providing Iran the ability to sell it politically to their internal audience." Really? sop 4 hrs ago #3
More like Trump is trying to sell it to his internal audience. Baitball Blogger 4 hrs ago #5
Projection. They're trying to spin it for people here. ananda 4 hrs ago #9
Back channel commitments. Baitball Blogger 4 hrs ago #4
.... yardwork 4 hrs ago #6
So, all that for stock options? OldBaldy1701E 4 hrs ago #7
" aimed at providing Iran the ability to sell it politically" Strelnikov_ 4 hrs ago #8
It's giving secret girlfriend in NIagara Falls Prairie Gates 3 hrs ago #10
In my honest opinion, Mtnmama 3 hrs ago #11
I.O.W.s The agreement gives Iran everything it wanted and 300 billion in reparations for Trump's war ... Botany 3 hrs ago #13
It is not "reparations". It is a "private investment fund". AloeVera 2 hrs ago #20
I might be wrong but @ the end of day the U.S. taxpayers will be on the hook for paying for Trump's war. Botany 2 hrs ago #21
Of course they are. One of the many, many reasons to not rush into an unnecessary, trumped-up war of choice. AloeVera 1 hr ago #25
Another worthless document from the dumpie administration. KS Toronado 3 hrs ago #14
Back channel commitments?All that matters is what is actually signed,and with Trump,half the time even that won't matter thesquanderer 3 hrs ago #15
Everything Trump for 10+ years has gotten us to this point where NoMoreRepugs 3 hrs ago #16
Backchannel commitments for what? The rebuilding business deals that Trump wants the bribe money to be spent on? ChicagoTeamster 2 hrs ago #17
Maybe they're trying to figure out ways to WestMichRad 1 hr ago #26
Which is why they wanted to delay releasing the text until at least Friday.. SamuelAdams 2 hrs ago #18
It was a birthday party favor for the man-child... Hugin 2 hrs ago #19
Ah, Yessss; The Old "Back-Channel Commitments" Trick..... ColoringFool 2 hrs ago #22
A "political document" only existing as a birthday present for the loser in the white house. travelingthrulife 1 hr ago #23
$300,000,000,000 is still $300,000,000,000. paulkienitz 1 hr ago #24
Trump and his war-mongering assholes are desperate agingdem 1 hr ago #27
I'm surprised they're not communicating in "pig latin". Buddyzbuddy 30 min ago #28
Maybe Dotard tore up the original agreement because he didn't know about its maxsolomon 20 min ago #29
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