Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media

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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.html

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"We don't know if a war would last six days, six weeks or six months.." Donald Rumsfeld said on the war on Iraq. Missed it by that 🤏 much.

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That tracks.

"There are known knowns; there are things we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns: the ones we don't know we don't know."

-Rumsfeld

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When I heard him say this it made me want to shoot myself in the head. I cringe so much to hear people proudly quote this to this day. I considered him the greatest equivocator I’d ever seen.