https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/rubio-iran-own-the-strait-now-and-thats-a-huge-bummer

Wow, if Iran takes over the Strait does that mean we went to war with Iran and essentially lost? Good jorb Republicans!

Rubio: Iran May Own The Strait Now, And That’s a Huge Bummer

Secretary of State Marco Rubio today made some extraordinary comments after briefing...

TPM - Talking Points Memo

@virtualbri Yes.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/is-irans-negotiating-position-stronger-than-when-us-israeli-war-started

As far as I understand, Iran isn't likely to make any deals right now that are more favorable to US interests than what they would have agreed to before the war.

So either Trump makes a deal that is worse that what he could have gotten without the war, or he attempts some ground campaign to further pressure Iran... which may not go very well either.

It doesn't look like the Iranian regime is going to collapse, or be in a position where they can no longer threaten others in the region with missiles and drones. And surely the US and Israel aren't really "winning" unless one of those goals is achieved.

Is Iran’s negotiating position stronger than when US-Israeli war started?

Tehran believes so, and will seek to extract concessions that the US and Gulf nations can’t agree to, analysts caution.

Al Jazeera
@virtualbri and an even more hardline Iranian government. Trump has been a failure his entire life. This time he has dragged the whole world into his mess. Republicans could and should have stopped this madness years ago. They own this, but all of us are paying for it. #USpol #IranWar
@virtualbri For the record, here on Sharkey, my reaction to your toot was a small violin. Honestly, the only way the Republicans surprise me is when they manage to make something worse than I predict... and honestly that takes some doing because I have such low standards for those assholes to start with.
@virtualbri I guess we fucked around and now we're finding out