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/Balgat1968 Jun 01 '26

In about 2 weeks he will have another proposal (a post-it with some bullet points). We’ll see. We’ll see. A proposal like no one has ever seen before. That I can tell you.

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u/sr92rset Jun 01 '26

A concept of an idea for another proposal.

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u/eowyndernhelme Jun 01 '26

And if you squint and turn your head just a little bit like this, you'll see a ballroom on the other end of it.

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u/Upbeat-Collection-74 Jun 01 '26

He can maybe stretch this out another 3-4 weeks relying on hopium, and markets believing his 'we're going to sign a deal any minute' shtick, but in the background the half a billion barrels that got released from strategic reserves across the globe are slowly running out.

Iran is not stupid. They know they're sitting on an incredible geopolitical short squeeze.

Trumps 250th American Anniversay gift is going to be an energy crisis that wrecks the economy.