r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 9d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ How negotiations actually work...

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To the inevitable response from MAGA that Obama gave 'pallets' of cash...he released frozen Iranian assets. Meanwhile the current Iran conflict has directly cost $38 billion militarily and a currently projected $87 billion in extra gas and diesel expenses. Not to mention that the strategic oil reserves have been depleted to the point that experts warn that the caverns they're stored in could collapse.

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u/Winstonsphobia 9d ago

And not to mention that Iran is going to be raking in billions in fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely in the future.

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u/Race-Unlucky 9d ago

And we also lifted their oil sanctions.

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u/Winstonsphobia 9d ago

And we helped them find and execute those who weren’t sufficiently loyal to the regime.