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Saturday, April 18, 2026

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf asserted that the US "did not win the war with these lies," adding that "they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either."

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Iran's Parliament Speaker MB Ghalibaf accuses Trump of lying, saying he made "seven claims in one hour, all false." He adds Iran--not the U.S.--will control the Strait of Hormuz, with ships requiring "Iranian authorization" to pass.

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-- MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) Apr 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM

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"Iran's enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere; transferring uranium to the United States has not been an option for us," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said during an interview with Iranian state media.

Trump earlier told Reuters that Iran's "nuclear dust" would be retrieved "very soon."

"We're going to get it together. We're going to go in with Iran, at a nice leisurely pace, and go down and start excavating with big machinery... We'll bring it back to the United States," Trump added."

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Trump lies? Say it ain't so!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-17 09:36 PM | Reply

"David, what about you? Trump saying that Iran has agreed to everything in the talks. Do you buy that?

Uh no, that's not credible. I mean, the Iranians are more likely to convert to Christianity."

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#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-17 09:49 PM | Reply

As I watched Pres Trump's changing comments over the hours today, I had to wonder, what is the reality of what is happening?

Do we know what that reality is yet?

Have Iran and Pres Trump both said the same thing about a possible agreement?



#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-17 09:51 PM | Reply

Buy lots of oil stock over the weekend before it "skyrockets" again on Monday, when the BS meter pegs.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-04-17 09:55 PM | Reply

Tossing this in there ...

Kremlin says US has rejected its proposal that Russia take Iranian uranium stocks
www.reuters.com

... The Kremlin's spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday that the United States had rejected its proposal that Russia take all of Iran's enriched uranium out of the country as a way to help resolve the Middle East conflict.

Russia first proposed last June that it take control of Iran's uranium stock, but no action was taken. According to news reports, Russia issued the proposal again this week. ...


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-18 02:17 AM | Reply

**** Conservative Ann Coulter Lambastes Dummkopf Trumpf ****

"Yay. The Strait that was open before we began bombing Iran open, is open again.

Everybody pretend this is a huge victory for Trumpf so he'll end this catastrophe."

Source: x.com

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-18 02:26 AM | Reply

Trump won't end this war until he finds some cover story sufficiently big to cover his ego.

This uranium thing is just one idea he's floating.

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2026-04-18 09:12 AM | Reply

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