Mastodawn

TACO. ......

Tehran says Trump backed down and says "very productive" talks never happened

Someone is lying

Later on:

Mohammed Bagher Ghibaf, Iran's Parliament Speaket, posts on that social media site

"No negotiations have been held with the US. Fake news is to manipulate the financial and oil markets and escape the quagmire in which the US and Israel are trapped"

one analysis is that Trump

1. is buying time for marines to arrive, replenish weapons/interceptors

2. is manipulating the markets

he's done both before

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Piglet 5d ago

@Geri My beloved did suggest someone could be lying to trump as well (I don't have much faith in the truthfulness of the likes of Kushner....)

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Eliza MB 5d ago

@Geri

I'm afraid I don't believe very much either the Iranians or Trump say.
On balance the Iranians are possibly slightly more credible. Perhaps as much as 1% more.

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