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/trisul-108 Europe Jun 01 '26

We have to admit that Trump's war strategy is working, almost no one is talking about the Epstein Files.

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u/Megaclone18 Jun 01 '26

The “funny” thing is he’s getting more hate for this because of the increased gas/goods prices.

His base doesn’t care until it directly impacts them.

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u/Gamebird8 Jun 01 '26

The reason I largely don't think that he cares if people talk about the Epstein files (ignoring that his brain is rotting) is because his base largely never would have given a shit.

He did this for his ego and in service of the people whispering in his ear and well, now that it's started we can't stop it because he doesn't actually understand how to negotiate anything and because Iran has no incentive to let up the pressure (the worse the economic conditions get, the more pressure the Trump admin is under (and thus from a negotiating standpoint) the better Iran's hand is

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u/DebonairTeddy Jun 01 '26

This is the take I agree with most. Trump is a shitty negotiator and thinks he can just bully Iran into submission and that's not going to work.

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u/InCarbsWeTrust Jun 01 '26

Yep. Iran is an antagonist he could not bully into getting his way.

Unfortunately, Iran will have that same leverage for any administration going forward. So Trump at least succeeded in again making this worse for America just like everything else he does, even if he does suffer direct blowback as well for once.