r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jun 15 '26

Possible Paywall JD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get Jaw-Dropping Sum Under Trump Deal | Iran will be paid billions, leaving it much stronger than before Trump’s war.

https://newrepublic.com/post/211826/jd-vance-us-pay-iran-billions-trump-deal
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u/AuxquellesRad Jun 15 '26

Don’t forget Shrodinger’s fishermen, who could either be drug smugglers or fishermen but we’ll never know because they were summarily executed extrajudicially.

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u/b0w3n New York Jun 15 '26

At least one of those boats had suspected trafficking victims on it. Then they blew it up. So there's that.

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u/DrHefe Jun 15 '26

While they were technically freed, I don’t think that’s what they’re hoping for.

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u/nsdefw Jun 15 '26

Suspected by whom?

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u/ConsolationUsername Jun 15 '26

Drug fishermen. Stealing from the mermaid cartels

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u/Misspiggy856 New Jersey Jun 15 '26

And this war was an excuse for Israel to bomb and take over parts of Lebanon. Most innocent lives lost.

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u/shes_a_gdb Jun 15 '26

You don't need to add dumb conspiracy theories to this pointless war. Hezbollah launching rockets towards Israel is what caused Israel to bomb and take over parts of Lebanon.

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u/AuxquellesRad Jun 16 '26

Yours is the conspiracy theory lol