08-05-26 savo
BREAKING: Iran rejects reports that the Oman-Iran agreement is final, adding that even if it is finalized, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is separate and contingent on the US implementing the following commitments, a source close to the negotiating team tells Fars:
1. Lifting its naval blockade
2. Lifting sanctions on Iranian oil, petrochemical products and gas exports
3. Releasing all of Iran's blocked funds
4. Ending the war in Lebanon
5. Accepting Iran's right to collect maritime fees on every ship
Iran states that once the US implements these commitments, the Strait of Hormuz will open under full Iranian sovereign control.
Iran adds the US violated the original Islamabad MOU, disrupting the established traffic flow in the Strait through military attacks, a naval blockade, and preventing access to Iran's blocked funds. |
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08-04-26 savo
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08-04-26 savo
| Gold leads as the top U.S. export category, closely followed by oil and gas products and civilian aerospace equipment |
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08-04-26 savo
and are using gold to finance the war... and keep gold prices in check.
Q1 2025: $15.46 Billion
Q2 2025: $37.40 Billion
Q3 2025: $20.50 Billion
Q4 2025: $38.14 Billion
Q1 2026: ($47.25 Billion)
April 2026: $11.33 Billion
May 2026: $5.13 Billion
June 2026: $8.53 Billion |
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08-04-26 carib
One relevant issue is the americans depleted their stock of patriots and precision conventional warhead SSMs.
Very inefficient use of resources, IMHO. |
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08-04-26 savo
NEW: Under the current deal being discussed between Iran and Oman, Iran would control all inbound traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, using a corridor within Iranian waters, while charging for maritime service fees
Outbound traffic would use a route close to Oman, but Iran would still supervise the passage of vessels and retain the right to intervene if necessary. – New York Times
@Middle_East_Spectator |
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08-04-26 savo
| looks to me as if the only thing that matters to DT regarding the senseless war with Iran is Hormuz. Regime change... nuclear capability... etc... forgotten... just let oil flow... |
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08-04-26 amateur
| Sorry 4 double posting. What was the trick to avoid it? |
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08-04-26 amateur
Iran war looks increasingly directed to a US defeat. Hormuz under some degree of internationally recognized Iranian control. A big retreat from the pre-war status.
And Iran able to resume exports and access to cash to rebuild the
“Anihilation”. |
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08-04-26 carib
ByREUTERS
AUGUST 4, 2026 03:27
Americans picked Democrats over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which also found their approval of President Donald Trump's performance falling to 35%.
The finding, in a poll conducted Wednesday through Monday, showed how Trump's handling of the economy, including rising energy prices resulting from the Iran war, could weigh on his party's chances in the November midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years.
Trump's presidential approval rating fell to 35% from 37% in a prior Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted last month, with the share of Americans who give his presidency a thumbs up within just one percentage point of the lowest level of his term. |
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08-04-26 carib
Iran Foreign Ministry denies talks with US, says no meetings planned, despite Trump claims - report
Baghaei told the WSJ that all of Iran's negotiators were still in the country, except for Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi who was visiting a religious site in Iraq. |
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08-04-26 carib
Savo: that was a quote from 1984 (Orwell)..with an addition.
It was a comment on Trump, not on Savo.
I still hope the outcome vs the Ayatollas will be victory.. but I am like St.Thomas, on this.. |
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