Trump’s Ultimatum Blows Up In His Face; Iran Raises The Price Of His Humiliation
Trump issued the ultimatum and Iran sent him back a bill, and a whole list of demands that'll change the Middle East forever. Right, so Donald Trump has thrown down what he wanted treated as a final ultimatum to Iran, threatened to blow up bridges and power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened by his deadline, tomorrow at time of writing and Iran has not folded. Iran has sent back its own response through Pakistan, rejected a temporary ceasefire, and put a permanent end to the war on the table instead. And that was just for starters. Not a little pause, not a tidy breathing…
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