Monday, April 06, 2026

Manipulation or sincerity?

Iran is basically a third world country. It is no different than other similar countries such as North Korea. The country has no culture that creates and maintains research and development of sophisticated military systems, hence, the ease of owning nuclear weapons.

Iran has enemies. North Korea is sitting next to China/Russia. Iran is in the Middle East where everything is measured by religious purity. The Christian Nationalists in the USA are like that within the USA borders, religious purity. We see a lot of the religious purity play out at the Supreme Court. It is the one place where God overrides the USA Constitution.

The question with any third world country when it comes to denuclearization or peace is the measure of progress. Not ultimatums or timelines, but, inspections by the only organization qualified and disinterested enough to be trusted, the IAEA.

The way compliance is achieved with such negotiations is through incentives. Those incentives have to mean something. These are highly impoverished countries. If better status of the people can be achieved as in healthcare, the progress of the treaty becomes measurable and benevolent. Benevolence has its rewards. But, achieving such benevolence requires investment from the wealthiest countries on the planet as with USAID. 

Replacing USAID with hegemony is illegal.

Trump justifies his violent regime by complaining the immigrants or Iran is manipulating “the system that doesn’t work.” And nothing works. NATO doesn’t work. Voting machines don’t work. Voting always results in manipulation and takes Trump’s power away. 

Nothing works except killing and destruction and ICE. Two hundred and fifty years of growth into the greatest democracy ever to be on Earth, but, nothing works, huh? I will tell you what does not work. Donald Trump does not work.

Translation/interpretation

I never listen to a Trump speech or talk because it says nothing. It is a performance. I don’t find him entertaining. I never found his TV show entertaining. I found his sexual assault of women interesting. 

I listened to an intelligent journalist talk about an assessment of a Trump speech. 

Advise:

When listening to any kind of Trump talk/speech/verbal assault it requires the ability to translate even though spoken in English.

Translation of “Trump,” is easy once the character of the racketeer is applied. 

“Timeline.” 

What emotion is affiliated with a timeline? Limit setting. Expectations that are measurable. Calm. Everything is under control. It is an excuse for doing nothing. What happens at the end of a timeline? Patience and extension or explosion/trauma. So the calm remains until the anticipation of the end.

“Natural.”

Washing his hands of any responsibility. The conclusion will occur outside any manmade intervention. No cost. Dropping the ball. Donald is relieved of any further understanding. 

When translating “Trump,” it is never at face value. Donald is always slippery. 

Untrustworthy.

Go ahead. Negotiate with that. Negotiations with Trump can ONLY be based by the most OTHER competent person at the table.

7000 miles above the surface.

Seven thousand miles is not that far.




They are mapping the moon. I can’t imagine it changed that much in more than 4.5 billion years, but, humans see it differently. It is no longer made of green cheese (Medieval times).    

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It is just more of the same from Trump.

According to this it sounds as though Iran is ready for peace. They want war reparations. Good. They will open the Straits based on transit fees. That is good, too. 

The Panama Canal is not free. Neither are the waterways of Iran. That is appropriate use of a country’s assets. Iran will have to provide for a safe passage if it is collecting fees. So, the issue with pirates won’t exist if in sovereign waters.

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I see nothing that is an unreasonable demand from Iran. The leadership wants to get back to governance with a focus on prosperity. That is fantastic. It is a whole new picture for the Gulf countries. I would expect the regional countries to welcome these ideas.

Those transit fees can be a new source of income from a country with a higher rate of impoverishment.

The article below is from the Iranian Resistance. They should be brought into the peace talks. They could settle their complaints along with the countries of the area. I am sure the stark reality of unprecedented war would bring an interesting focus to their leadership. 

I think bringing any of the resistance in for talks may result in a clear understanding of their grievances. It could be a turning point resulting in greater domestic peace. It is possible. There are many Iranians jailed that may very well be some of Iran’s best citizens. The leadership should not be afraid of differences in opinion. The resistance has not been violent. There are demonstrators, not criminals. 

Greater understanding can lead to greater domestic peace. The leadership can express a reverence for the faith without victimizing citizens with different ideas. 

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Iran used to be a more open society. Religion is good for tolerance to open communication. There is so much promise with the ideas Iran has for itself, there simply cannot be anymore violence.

The real problem is the USA Republican majority in Congress. They must restrain Trump. Leaders of both parties may very well need to be part of the peace talks as well.

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Investigate the 2020 elections?

That is beating a dead horse. It is a waste of taxpayer dollars. Are the Republicans ever going to be serious about governance? It doesn’t seem like it. 

It is supposed to get better after resignations, not worse. 

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 Iran has lost a lot of significant people. They aren’t likely to trust easily. 

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People should play these games Ed.

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Iran is refusing ?

Iran knows regardless the noble effort it does not have a trustworthy partner in the agreement. That what Iran has learned from previous agreements with Rubio.

Pakistan is leading to peace.

Pakistan has delivered a realistic solution toward peace. The proposal achieves all goals.

The problem is this, politics. The world has witnessed a vacillating USA president with statements that are vulgar to those of severe threats to estimations of complete disinterest. Those extremes are not serious statements of intent. Those statements are supposed to reveal a path forward for Trump’s political ambitions. Trump doesn’t care what he does. He doesn’t care about Iran or Iran’s people. He only cares about the number of potential voters in the USA that will provide a political victory.

If walking away from the conflict yielded larger numbers of votes as opposed to bombing Iran into the Stone Age, then that is what he will do. If swearing and screaming gets him more voters than that is what he will go.

This sort of behavior is typical at the end of an American political season when driving voters to the polls is based in rhetoric and nothing serious. It is called, “the silly season.” It is a method of getting the attention of voters not normally involved in voting. 

I am convinced his behavior is not about anything except his own political agenda/outcome. He will bomb Iran. He doesn’t care. If it brings voters on board he will destroy the country and people. Trump is about power, not governance.

The majority Republican Congress is stated to be focused on war and not governance. 

Pakistan should point out Trump’s crimes to him as well as a peace proposal that balances all interests. If Pakistan fails it will be because it does suit Trump’s politics. We have witnessed the bombing by Hegseth of civilians and civilian infrastructure in Iran. The liberation of the people won’t be achieved if they are dead.