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3. If CNN's reporting that Trump has been engaged in "secret talks with Iran" is accurate, it's worse than Iran-Contra.
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 09:24 AM
Jun 27

CNN link: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/politics/us-iran-talks-nuclear-program

Also from Heather Cox Richardson: "This afternoon, Zachary Cohen, Alayna Treene, Kylie Atwood, and Jennifer Hansler of CNN reported that the administration has been engaged in secret talks to ease sanctions on Iran, free up $6 billion in Iranian funds currently in foreign banks, and help Iran access as much as $30 billion to build a nuclear energy program, all in exchange for Iran freezing its nuclear enrichment program."

"Trump ran his 2016 campaign in part by attacking President Barack Obama for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was a much more stringent deal than the one suggested in the CNN article."

"But there is perhaps a different angle to this deal than the Obama administration’s. The idea of building nuclear power plants in the Middle East was central to Trump’s 2016 bid for office. Members of Trump’s inner circle, including Michael Flynn and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, hatched a plan for a joint U.S.-Russian project to build nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia. In June 2016 they formed a company called IP3 International, short for International Peace, Power and Prosperity."

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-26-2025

Apparently, "some people are saying" Trump plans to personally profit from this deal. Also "some people are saying" Trump's bombing raid was part of this scheme. Inquiring minds want to know.

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5 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

No. Detonating munitions is always a patriotic economic stimulus. bucolic_frolic Jun 27 #1
Trump is lying about the damage the bombing has caused. He's rant-posting and attacking the media and his own Doodley Jun 27 #4
I know but they're making money so M$M won't dote on it. bucolic_frolic Jun 27 #19
At some point the truth will come out, and if Trump has been lying about the damage to Iran's nuclear capability, that Doodley Jun 27 #24
Yes, we can hope, but did it do much damage in the WMD era? /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 27 #25
Scandal? According to the media, there's no such thing with Donnie unblock Jun 27 #2
I hope you are wrong! Doodley Jun 27 #12
If CNN's reporting that Trump has been engaged in "secret talks with Iran" is accurate, it's worse than Iran-Contra. sop Jun 27 #3
There is a lot there that could blow up. As we know, Trump only does anything for personal gain. Doodley Jun 27 #13
We're only six months in. He'll screw up far worse far more times Torchlight Jun 27 #5
We'll put My Friend. Short, succinct and BOSSHOG Jun 27 #10
I remember thinking sometime during his first administration that every day will be worse than the last... W_HAMILTON Jun 27 #15
Yep. We are only 6 months in, although it feels like years. Happening in dog years I suppose tulipsandroses Jun 27 #17
Telling Iran that bombing a military base chelsea0011 Jun 27 #6
I didn't know about that, but wouldn't be surprised. Is that legit reported or speculation? Doodley Jun 27 #18
No. Due to the sheer volume of crimes and abuses of power ecstatic Jun 27 #7
I agree about the CDC. What is the biggest to me is cutting healthcare, overseas aid, cancer research, CDC, etc.-- Doodley Jun 27 #20
True. Bibi is probably secretly furious as well ecstatic Jun 27 #28
I hope not. Paladin Jun 27 #8
Not really, but... EarlG Jun 27 #9
Maybe for today. But wait until tomorrow. Buns_of_Fire Jun 27 #11
Nope. Not even in the top 100. Autumn Jun 27 #14
Given the number of daily scandals and the number of days left in this idiotic term, I'm gonna say "no." Gore1FL Jun 27 #16
No. Nothing sticks to him. Not even thirty-seven felony convictions. Aristus Jun 27 #21
It could have all been Kabuki Theater gab13by13 Jun 27 #22
All are possible, but at some point the truth will come out about the damage done, if not from our intelligence services Doodley Jun 27 #23
Kabuki Theater Act IV gab13by13 Jun 27 #27
Not if he stops at this point. David__77 Jun 27 #26
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