Donald Trump the Megathread part II - mod warnings in OP, Updated 06/06/25

Well, it will be nice if you're right. But the last ceasefire he brokered collapsed fairly quickly, and his promises to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine have been quietly buried, so this is an area in which the man is definitely out of his depth. As I post, I see a headline that the Isaelis have just ordered more attacks on Iran, claiming that they are doing so because Iran has violated the ceasefire. And, honestly, are we in the least bit surprised at this?

Tl;dr: I wouldn't rush to hail the greatness of Trump's acheivement here just yet if I were you. It might make you look a bit credulous.

What ceasefire? https://apnews.com/live/iran-israel-war-updates-6-24-2025

Is this sarcasm, I genuinely can’t tell anymore?

From the daily mail

“Trump's Middle East ceasefire breaks down almost immediately as Iran fires missiles and Israel vows to 'respond forcefully' after US president pleaded both sides not to violate agreement”

Amazing you posted this at a time when we have reputable news sources such as the BBC is reporting things like:
The chief of the general staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says the military will "respond with force" to what it calls Iran's "severe violation".

So what ceasefire "is in place"?

'Another foreign success'. A vague claim made without any details, so you can't be pinned down on it, because you know you can't stand over it.

Objectively self discrediting.

I guess this is what Trump is aiming for, take their news from Trump's blowhard claims on social media instead of the reality on the ground.

Will be interesting to see what Karoline Lievett will say if quizzed about Trumps ceasefire

What inspired him to declare a ceasefire without any formal talks anywhere?

This could backfire on netenyahu in that Trump may lose interest and walk away out of boredom.

This is where the other middle eastern states know Trump loves praise but not detail.

i cant get my head around this…its ok for donnies bestie bibi and israel to blow the shite out of gaza,starve and shoot the crap out of the people,start lobbing missles at iran for the last fortnight or so,iran lob missles back and all of a sudden donnie steps in and bombs iran because the iranians are supposed to be making a nuclear bomb…?ok iran is run by a fairly evil regime and seem to hate everybody…. now just go a wee bit west and donnies other bestie is blowing the absolute shite out of Ukraine,russia is also run by a fairly evil regime but donnie doesnt want to do anything there,youd have to ask why…? maybe my world view is just too simple…and just now ive heard the"ceasefire"wasnt really a"ceasefire…?

12 and a half day war.

The 12 day war that never was.

I was just going by what's available on wiki. Doesn't seem to be any other sources for the cost of Iran's missiles.

Drones and the shorter range missiles are much cheaper, but for the latter, they can't strike Israel directly from Iran. They need to use their proxies (pretty much neutered now) or use the more expensive longer range missiles.

Another try to give the world TDS.

Query to the US people here, re the F/B and other sites allegations that there are paid agent bounty hunters using body armour, caps and masks identifying or portraying themselves as ICE or federal agency agents correct and likely or just B/S? One video was on F/B yesterday claiming to be from a woman carwash owner running 3 masked men in two SUVs off her premises as they did not show her warrants or badges to prove they were legit agents in seeking entry to her premises checking on her staff.

There is so much faking going on on open media sites the truth is hard to see.

For what reason is Trump going to the NATO summit. ?

He openly supports Putin and Russia. NATO was created to prevent the march of Russia over Europe

He denigrates Ukraine which was invaded by Russia years ago now and is being bombed by Russia on a daily basis.

What is NATO for today ?

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/s/gBxrGlcScw

very colourful use of language by Donnie , looks like things might spiral out of control…..

Any chance that's AI?

I know Trump swears a lot in private meetings (and throws tomato sauce at the wall), although that's the first time I've heard him use 'fúck' so pointedly. Maybe it's slipped out at a rally before or something as well, though.