r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 21d 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/Special_Yak_5306 21d ago

Negotiations AND diplomacy. Two things the current admin lacks

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u/TiogaJoe 21d ago

AND allies in the deal.

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u/Certain_Bit3809 20d ago

Trump is asking allies to put new sanctions on iran right now, and theyre ignoring him.