The United States is negotiating with itself, an Iranian military spokesman ‌said according to state media on Wednesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Tehran wants to make a deal to end the ⁠war in the Middle East.

A 15-point plan aimed at putting an end to the conflict was drafted by Washington and sent to Tehran, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

“Has the level of your inner struggle reached ‌the ⁠stage of you negotiating with yourself?” Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for the unified command of Iran’s armed forces, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, ⁠taunted the U.S. leadership.

    • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
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      It would be nice if everyone didn’t stoop to his level. The whole world is turning into Idiocracy I swear. Just as well I do admire the jabs amid the destruction we’ve wrought. It’s as if we’re laughing heartily at having “three of a kind” while they subtly smirk over their “straight flush”

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        The high road doesnt work anymore, if it ever did.

        Ignoring someone stabbing you doesnt make them stop, it makes the stabbing effective. Stabbing back makes the stabbing stop.

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          You don’t have to take the high road to state, respectfully, “This US President has made no attempts to communicate, we know of no deals, and the US Congress should enact the 25th Amendment immediately. The President is clearly not mentally fit for such an important task.”

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            That is in the case you are dealing with a president and not the homicidal, pedophile clown the US has in office.

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        Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

        This old adage comes to mind.

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        We fight with the weapons we have, not the ones we want.

        This is how the world is and so wishing that it were different (and I’m with you on that) doesn’t change what is demonstrably effective.

        The classic image of a politician and diplomat is becoming about as relevant, in popular politics, as powdered wigs and wax seals.

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        No I completely understand what you are saying. It’s this timeline that is so fucked up. The sense of joy you feel is from a country who is evil bombing a country is even more evil. I hate it here

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          The both sidesing is through the roof as well, we are not seeing the Iran army killing civillians like the israel and american psycopaths, the Epstein coalition is clearly the evil side of this Illegal war of aggression.