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Comments: Let’s see if we can blame someone for this! A massive explosion at a Texas crude oil refinery shot up towering plumes of dark smoke and physically shook locals’ homes before they were ordered to shelter in place Monday. A loud boom resounded throughout the western part of Port Arthur, Texas, on Monday afternoon when part of a Valero refinery exploded, local outlets reported. Clouds of black smoke spilled out of the refinery, sparking health concerns among residents and forcing city officials to put out a shelter-in-place order for the west end.
Comments: https://x.com/susanabulhawa/status/2035869963760574521
Comments: Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei approves US talks in Islamabad as reports reveal covert outreach channel
Comments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6fet_aZp7c
Comments: JD Vance is heading to Pakistan to speak with Tehran officials as the war in Iran rumbles on
Comments: I wonder if our old friend from the other site still believes in Trump standing up to Neocons (which he actually thought was something he understood and no one else did)? Trump is making most other presidents look good in comparison. Neocons are pushing him around like a baby.
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Comments: This is probably the strangest war anyone has seen. So many Iranians are cheering US and Israel to “win” the war while so many Americans are cheering Iran to teach Trump a listen! Unbelievable…
Comments: https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2035776169656676675
Comments: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/23/hes-a-hot-option-white-house-eyes-irans-parliament-speaker-as-potential-u-s-backed-leader-00840730 The Trump administration is quietly weighing Iran’s parliament speaker as a potential partner — and even a future leader — as the president signals a shift from military pressure toward a negotiated endgame. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the 64-year-old who has repeatedly threatened the U.S. and its allies with retaliation, is seen by at least some in the White House as a workable partner, who could lead Iran and negotiate with the Trump administration in the war’s next phase, according to two administration officials. But the White House isn’t ready to commit to any one person, hoping to stress test multiple candidates as they look for someone willing to make a deal, said the two people, both granted anonymity to describe internal thinking. “He’s a hot option,” one administration official said, cautioning that no decisions have been made. “He’s one of the highest…But we got to test them, and we can’t rush into it.” The administration’s interest in pinpointing a negotiating partner signals a desire to find some way out of the quagmire that Iran has quickly become, jolting world markets, spiking oil prices and renewing concern about inflation. And it hints at an answer to a critical question now that the U.S. and Israel have decimated Tehran’s leadership – what, and who, comes next? White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “These are sensitive diplomatic discussions and the United States will not negotiate through the news media.” President Donald Trump hinted Monday at outreach to “very solid” figures inside Iran and said there would be a five day pause on “any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure” as Tehran and Washington engage in diplomatic negotiations. The president’s other big interest is an economic one: oil. According to the first official, Trump doesn’t want to take out Kharg Island, Iran’s major oil hub, because he hopes the next leader will make a deal similar to the one made by Delcy Rodríguez, Nicolás Maduro’s vice president, who took over after he was captured “It’s all about installing someone like a Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela that we say, ‘We’re going to keep you there. We’re going to not take you out. You’re going to work with us. You’re going to give us a good deal, a first deal on the oil,’” the administration official said. But any belief that the president can select Iran’s next leader the way he did with Rodríguez in Venezuela after the U.S. captured Maduro struck some White House allies as premature, even naive. “It seems like posturing, like he’s trying to speak something into existence,” said one person close to the president’s national security team, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the president’s thinking. “It’s good if talks are happening through an intermediary and good that they’re starting to think about a way out of this. But Iran has proven they can take a hit and still make things difficult for us. They’re not about to roll over and give Trump their oil.” Another person in touch with the White House, a Gulf official, suggested that Trump was overstating the progress in talks to create a pretext for walking back his own self-imposed 48-hour deadline, in which he threatened Saturday night to bomb Iran’s power plants if it didn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz Monday. “He’s definitely buying time and trying to stabilize markets,” said the Gulf official, who was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. “What’s harder to know is if he’s serious about finding an off-ramp or if he’s putting unrealistic demands out there so that Iran will say no.”
Comments: The Strait of Hormuz will be controlled by me and the Ayatollah ![[image]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HEHPEO9a0AA3YSk?format=jpg&name=small)
Comments: به گفته یک منبع مطلع عمانی , ایران عضویت دایم شورای امنیت سازمان ملل به عنوان نماینده مسلمانان جهان را یکی از شروط خود برای صلح پایدار در غرب آسیا قرار داده است
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Comments: It seems Ghalibuf is the new leader chosen by US to bring the regime inline with the West. I assume he was for a long time an asset but could not take charge until the people above him were eliminated.
Comments: HAMVATAN Jan, As Trump said about his taxes, it’s not his fault, it is the fault of the system. He was actually proud of it. This is what happens when politicians are paid by the rich and powerful to pass laws that protects them and screws the average citizen. This term of Trump is all about stealing as much money as possible since they are slowly realizing that their total dominance might be in jeopardy. As long as people are stupid enough to elect the same crooks over and over again, nothing will change.
Comments: Bark ![[z48BNEwO_bigger]](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1904290162298765312/z48BNEwO_bigger.jpg) Let me explain what just happened  5 minutes before the President announced a halt to attacks on Iran… someone placed a $1.5 BILLION bet on stocks going up and dumped $192 million in oil. 5 minutes… These trades were 4 to 6 times larger than anything else in the entire market. Whoever did this wasn’t guessing. You don’t risk $1.5 billion on a hunch. There was zero public indication this announcement was coming. No leaks. No press. Nothing. The only people who knew were in the room when the decision was made. Someone in that room picked up a phone. And within minutes they made more money than most Americans will earn in a thousand lifetimes. In a single trade. On a war that cost you $4+ a gallon gas and $16 billion in tax dollars. American citizens funded this war. Politicians are profiting from it. This is not the first time. Every major announcement from this administration has had massive suspicious trades right before it dropped. Tariff reversals. Policy shifts. War decisions. This is the most blatant insider trading operation in the history of American politics. It’s not even close. And it’s happening over and over in broad daylight. You would go to federal prison for trading on a tip from your cousin. These people are front running war decisions with billion dollar bets and nobody will ever ask a single question. Nobody will be investigated. Nobody will be charged. By tomorrow this will be buried under the next satisfying headline. Just like last time. And the time before that. The game is rigged. And they’re not even trying to hide it anymore…
Comments: unusual_whales @unusual_whales · 3h BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market. In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold.
Comments: 2 pilots killed when jet collides with fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport
Comments: Islamabad will host and mediate the first negotiation setting between Iran and USA since the war, Pakistan officials report
Comments: It’s difficult times to be Iranian these days. No matter how you feel about the war, someone will attack you. Not easy being part of the football team either. If they act normal, they will be labeled IRI supporters. If they show any emotions, they will offend others. I suppose they could just simply refuse to play but that would kill their careers. I don’t recall any nation that had so much anger towards their national team while love them passionately as well. I, personally, don’t know what they can/should do. Whatever they do will not change anything but will be used to attack them for sure. |
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