The US did just lift trade sanctions on Iranian and Russian oil

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-treasury-chief-defends-russian-232400558.html

It is oversimplified, but what is not accurate there?

I'm tired of winning, boss.

Trump did illegally bomb Iran.
Iran closed the strait
Trump lifted the Restrictions

The only untrue part is that Trump authored art of the deal. It was ghost written and according to the author Trump literally didn’t give any input

He didn't actually author the book, that would be work

Every barely literate wag is now a master diplomat.

The real author has said trump is illiterate

It's clearly evident anytime he reads something outloud. Most of his pronunciation issues around his first term were caused by him struggling to read a prompter and not comprehending what the words he just strung together mean.

That and the start of dementia.

Thanks for source did not realize it was also Iranian oil as every headline (including this one) only mentions Russia.

And fucked all AI and chip related businesses because Ukraine and the middle east are the main sources of helium.

They also made China angry... Lithium for batteries, rare earth for magnets and optics.

Any other way to kick your own balls?

Before be dropped the first bomb: What did US intelligence service tell him the odds of reigniting the protests from January was?

The decision to start the war must be judged from what was known before it started.

Oh no…it gets better.

He also lifted sanctions on Russian oil, thus giving money to the country that is sending troops and arms that are fighting against US backed operations in Ukraine, and also supplying Iran with weapons.

It makes more sense when you realize Trump isn't working for Americans.

He's also a world class moron.

Lmao you think they care?

Are the Straits okay?

There's the new Donut Labs solidstate battery.

They claim that it doesn't use Lithium or Cobalt.

They're releasing specific third part tests that show they have something different, but we still don't have verification of the energy density or cycle life claims. Which are the two most important claims.

Makes sense if you're being paid off by the people who sell oil. High oil prices is good if you sell oil.

I hear the Strait of Hormuz is getting a long needed vacation. Trump is making the Arabian peninsula great again!

☝️

At this point I am not even sure whether Trump wants Ukraine to win.

He just wants it to go away. No, I don’t think he wants Ukraine to win at all, he’d hand it all to Putin yesterday if he could. I think there are a few operating braincells in the administration that are preventing him from doing so, whatever the reasons are.

Fox didn't tell OP that detail.

[Edit: Foiks, please ignore this comment. It was uninformed and dumb.]

Um, in the spirit of "what's good for the goose is good for the gander," lifting sanctions on Iranian oil does not make Iran any money at all. It just lowers prices in the country implementing the tariffs, the USA. The tariffs are the dumb idea, lifting them is good, even in this case.

(I know there are circumstances where tariffs are good. This does not seem to be one of them.)

Also no

whatever the reasons are.

The US politicians use taxpayer money to fund the weapons that get sent to Ukraine. The US weapons manufacturers get that money. The US weapons manufacturers pay the US politicians. No great mystery.
Not disagreeing with arming Ukraine, just wish it wasn't a necessity.

No, they're pretty dire.

No way, Donald Trump is a foreign asset?!

Donald "Russia, if you're listening" Trump?

Donald "My Putin" Trump?

Donald "No puppet, no puppet, you're the puppet!" Trump?

That Donald Trump?

My tax dollars at work.

Also somehow my tax dollars at work.

He wants distractions to keep himself and his loyal family out of prison.

The third party is one that publishes the test you pay them to publish and nothing else. There's no details on the chemistry, density, or even verification that the different battery packs for the different tests are the same chemistry.

Litterally 1984

You got a source? I believe you but I need proof for some people

Trump does not care who wins beyond how it affects him.

Not like they're gonna get money for nothing and chicks for free.

US policy in regards to Ukraine is to bog Russia down. Same thing as when they were fighting in Afghanistan. The longer this conflict goes on, the better for US foreign policy objectives (and weapons manufacturers).

He doesn't even have to be a foreign asset to be not working for Americans. Personally, I believe he's working entirely for his own personal benefit, and the benefit of his family and some friends.

The level of graft is unprecedented in the US.

The guy is used to failing upward and has now reached the highest position. There is no failing upward from being POTUS.

let me ask Knopfler

Um. Lifting the sanctions lets tankers carrying Iranian oil sell it on the global market and then turn around and buy more from Iran. How does that not make Iran money?

Also he is very vain. His eyesight is terrible, has been for years. But he refuses to wear glasses. They set the autoprompter to a very large font, which means he easily loses his place. He often mistakes words and then tries to cover with all sorts of nonsense.

There are some pictures out there of him wearing glasses, but he tries to hide it as much as possible.

Imagine looking like that and still being vain, that's impressive actually. Same with that ridiculous "hair" he has and that famous picture when it was windy. Just buy a fucking wig man, the pig is rich enough and this just fuck my shit up hairdue is not fooling anyone.

I'd ask them myself but they're so far away from me.

Rule of acquisition 34

Is America Great already?

No.

Is Trump & Friends richer?

Yes.

You seem to be conflating sanctions and tariffs. Are you sure you know what you are talking about?

Yes I very much do think they care. The CIA would say something like "we belive that it's 52% likely that protests would resume" and pentagon would say that "it would use up this many bombs, casualties would be in the range of x per week." This is their job, they are not politically appointed, they are well funded and as Maduro kidnapping shows they are reasonably good at what they do.

I'm certain every president would take the same action based on some number given by CIA and Pentagon and their personal risk apetite. Maybe Biden would have required 70% and 1 casuality while Trump would accept 40% and 10, we don't know. But every one of them would have tried at some risk/reward ratio.

Wdym at this point? He's been in office for over a year now