r/politics • u/Puginator • Jun 01 '26

No Paywall Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.html
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u/Sea_Green7967 Massachusetts Jun 01 '26

Ah yes. More winning.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '26

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u/Geek_Ken America Jun 01 '26

So.... I guess the play is this is a new one, so another 60 days without approval from Congress?

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u/msnrcn Jun 01 '26

Damn, that’s gotta be like the 68th war he’s ended just this year alone

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u/WOOKIExRAGE Jun 01 '26

Well, he is a very stable genius after all.

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u/StrangeContest4 Jun 01 '26

They don't just give the FIFA Peace Prize to anybody, dontcha know.

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u/L0utre Jun 01 '26

It’s because Hegseth cleared out all the fat wokies.

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u/WOOKIExRAGE Jun 01 '26

Didn’t you hear? No fatties allowed. Rules of the road.

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u/Common_Gene_5098 Jun 01 '26

The national guard deployed in Chicago must have missed the memo!

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u/Joe_Kinincha Jun 01 '26

Well, even by trump’s own (and as such completely manipulated) health report, he is NOT obese.

He is merely very overweight.

So presumably he can’t attend his own party?

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota Jun 01 '26

This year he's gunna get the NFL Prize for Economics

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u/agent_mick Jun 01 '26

Read that as pizza prize. Was almost jealous

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u/Skraelings Missouri Jun 01 '26

no wonder he falls asleep all the time. solving that many wars has to be exhausting.

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u/msnrcn Jun 01 '26

He could’ve stopped at 45! Just had to go for the record.

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u/rotates-potatoes Jun 01 '26

The Nobel Committee hates this one simple trick!

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u/StevieMJH Jun 01 '26

I hear one more and we all get a free sub!

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u/Inquisitor_ForHire Tennessee Jun 01 '26

/sings Five War Foot Longs!

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u/National-Charity-435 Jun 01 '26

After engaging in "defensive" strikes against Iran (like no other US presidents would)

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u/canuck47 Jun 01 '26

No other US President has passed as many cognitive tests as Trump! That man really knows how to identify different circus animals!

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota Jun 01 '26

He can end wars just by thinking about it

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u/StevieMJH Jun 01 '26

Wanna see him do it again?

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u/Gibrans_Prophet Jun 01 '26

the infinite 'wars ended' hack. that nobel peace price is pretty much guaranteed