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Donald Trump's savage nickname from former aide as he 'makes disastrous error'
"Iranians are fully capable of governing themselves and joining western civilization "
And the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp is fully capable of repressing them.
"my guess is that you do not know any Iranians"
I've met a few.
Maling Ebrahimpour[/i]
Related: How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks
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One Gulf diplomat, who has direct knowledge of the talks and is furious with Witkoff and Kushner’s behaviour, described the pair as “Israeli assets that had conspired to force the US president into entering a war from which he is now desperate to get himself out of”.
Witkoff does not pretend to regional expertise – in one of his recent interviews he referred to the strait of Hormuz as the “Gulf of Hormuz”. Similarly, he admitted in an interview that his knowledge of Iran’s nuclear programme was sketchy, but insisted he “was competent to discuss it since he had studied it”.
Yet, in the five sessions of the first round of talks last year – held before the 12-day June war – Witkoff rarely took notes and brought with him only Michael Anton, a hawkish essayist and political philosopher with no specialism in the Iran nuclear file. Anton was supposed to have an unnamed technical team back in Washington, and at times, as in May 2025, they could produce hard-core technical demands, but this level of expertise was never in the talks.
When talks resumed in Oman on 6 February, Witkoff, in a breach of protocol and to the surprise of Oman’s foreign minister, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, arrived in Muscat with Adm Brad Cooper, the commander of US forces in the Middle East, in full naval uniform. Witkoff’s explanation was that “he just happened to be in the neighbourhood”.
Cooper was politely asked to leave the talks by his Omani hosts.
[How ignorant can a Witkoff get. See Steve. ]
Steve Witkoff rarely took notes during the nuclear talks. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
In contrast, the Obama administration sent 10 senior officials from four different departments to talks with Iran in Vienna in 2009. The talks stretched over, in effect, three 24-hour days, and the negotiators were in constant touch with Washington to check details of the proposed deal.
Quite why these indirect talks failed is not just a matter of historical curiosity, or a retrospective exercise in allocating blame for the start of such a disastrous war; it is relevant to whether a nuclear deal only is feasible or whether a broader agreement will be necessary now.
This matters because after the war, if Iran’s government survives, calls inside the country to obtain a nuclear weapon will inevitably grow. Last week’s purported statement from the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, made no reference to whether the fatwa banning the use of nuclear weapons set out by his late father remained in place. Protesters outside the foreign ministry in Tehran have demanded no return to talks with America.
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A former aide's brutal description of President Trump has surfaced just hours after he issued an update on his Iran war strategy
By Samantha Masters, Content Editor
12:01, Sat, Mar 21, 2026 Updated: 13:13, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
VIDEO - Donald Trump says Iran war could be over soon
Donald Trump's former aide reportedly has a harsh three-word nickname for him, according to a journalist critiquing his recent conduct. While arguing that the President showed signs of "chronic instability" during his first term in the White House, Patrick Cockburn also criticised Trump’s recent approach regarding the conflict with Iran.
This week, the 79-year-old said the United States is "getting very close to meeting our objectives" and suggested winding down U.S. military operations in the Middle East.
He also argued that responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz should fall to nations that depend on it for oil and trade, while offering his country's assistance if needed.
Read more: Trump launches huge strike on Iran's nuclear weapons site - Middle East on brink
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2184905/us-israel-launch-huge-strikes-natanz-iran
Read more: Blow for Trump as Cuba rejects ‘shameless’ demand
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2184889/trump-cuba-rejects-demands
In his column for The i Newspaper, titled 'Trump’s disastrous error shows how unstable he has become', the journalist claimed that Trump "still cannot give a coherent explanation as to why he started it and why it is in America’s best interest" three weeks into the conflict.
"As for its devastating impact on the world economy, his response has been to deny that his 'short-term excursion' is having such a calamitous effect, though every screen in the world is showing towering flames and black smoke shooting from the oil and gas fields of the gulf," he wrote.
"I used to quote a former aide of Trump who described the President as 'a cunning nutter' because the phrase succinctly summed up his bizarre mix of shrewd political operator and all-too-real nuttiness."
Following Trump's latest press conference, Patrick claimed the President "showed himself sunk deep in delusions about his attack on Iran" and claimed he was "far more terrifying" than "a mad sheep".
Questioning how he was voted back into the White House, he continued: "Megalomania is common among the powerful, but in Trump's case it combines with pre-existing traits, such as a lack of conscient, remorse, truthfulness or empathy which may go along with impulsiveness and over-confidence.
"In many societies, his glaring faults would disbar him from holding any post of authority, but Americans have twice voted to send him to the White House."
[Insert: Yep, now many times have we here said that.]
On Friday, Trump issued a lengthy update on his Truth Social platform .. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2184839/trump-iran-war-end-strait-of-hormuz , in which he claimed the US is "very close" to achieving its objective in the Middle Eastern country.
Alongside five points, he also claimed he is considering winding down "our great military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran".
He added: "(1) Completely degrading Iranian Missile Capability, Launchers, and everything else pertaining to them. (2) Destroying Iran’s Defense Industrial Base. (3) Eliminating their Navy and Air Force, including Anti Aircraft Weaponry.
(4) Never allowing Iran to get even close to Nuclear Capability, and always being in a position where the U.S.A. can quickly and powerfully react to such a situation, should it take place.
"(5) Protecting, at the highest level, our Middle Eastern Allies, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others."
Signing off the post, he thanked fans for their attention to the matter, before concluding with his name.
One of 6 comments:
duffita - 13 hrs ago
Just seen an interview that trump gave in the late 80s saying that only a weak and ineffective president ( talking about Bush ) would start a war with Iran. Described himself to a tee then.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2184941/donald-trump-nickname-iran-war
Yep, that's on the board, can't find it so sub: These are results for remember trump said anyone war with iran weak and ineffective
AI Overview
Yes, Donald Trump frequently made that argument, most notably in 2011 and 2012 when he predicted that then-President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection
.
The 2011/2012 Statements
* Context: Trump posted multiple tweets and videos (particularly around 2011-2013) arguing that Obama was a weak and ineffective negotiator who would use a foreign war to boost his reelection chances.
* The Quote: "Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He's weak and he's ineffective. So the only way he figures that he's going to get reelected — and as sure as you're sitting there — is to start a war with Iran," Trump said in a 2011 video.
* His Position Then: Trump stated at the time that starting such a war would be an "outrage" and a sign of desperation.
Re-emergence of the Comments
As of February and March 2026, these historical comments have resurfaced and gone viral in the media and on social platforms following the initiation of U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran under the second Trump administration, prompting discussions about hypocrisy.
Recent Context (2025–2026)
* March 2026 Strikes: According to reports covering the ongoing conflict in 2026, Trump has shifted from his earlier stance, stating that the U.S. strikes were necessary to eliminate an imminent threat and "obliterate" nuclear facilities.
* Stance on "Weakness": In March 2026, Trump labeled Iran as "militarily ineffective and weak" while claiming the U.S. and Israel had decimated their capabilities.
* Conflicting Views: Observers and critics have pointed out the sharp contrast between his 2011 warnings against a "weak" leader starting a war and his own actions in 2025–2026, which involved a "massive and ongoing operation".
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=remember+trump+said+anyone+war+with+iran+weak+and+ineffectibe+
"Iranians are fully capable of governing themselves and joining western civilization "
And the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp is fully capable of repressing them.
"my guess is that you do not know any Iranians"
I've met a few.
Maling Ebrahimpour[/i]
Related: How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks
[...]
One Gulf diplomat, who has direct knowledge of the talks and is furious with Witkoff and Kushner’s behaviour, described the pair as “Israeli assets that had conspired to force the US president into entering a war from which he is now desperate to get himself out of”.
Witkoff does not pretend to regional expertise – in one of his recent interviews he referred to the strait of Hormuz as the “Gulf of Hormuz”. Similarly, he admitted in an interview that his knowledge of Iran’s nuclear programme was sketchy, but insisted he “was competent to discuss it since he had studied it”.
Yet, in the five sessions of the first round of talks last year – held before the 12-day June war – Witkoff rarely took notes and brought with him only Michael Anton, a hawkish essayist and political philosopher with no specialism in the Iran nuclear file. Anton was supposed to have an unnamed technical team back in Washington, and at times, as in May 2025, they could produce hard-core technical demands, but this level of expertise was never in the talks.
When talks resumed in Oman on 6 February, Witkoff, in a breach of protocol and to the surprise of Oman’s foreign minister, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, arrived in Muscat with Adm Brad Cooper, the commander of US forces in the Middle East, in full naval uniform. Witkoff’s explanation was that “he just happened to be in the neighbourhood”.
Cooper was politely asked to leave the talks by his Omani hosts.
[How ignorant can a Witkoff get. See Steve. ]
Steve Witkoff rarely took notes during the nuclear talks. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
In contrast, the Obama administration sent 10 senior officials from four different departments to talks with Iran in Vienna in 2009. The talks stretched over, in effect, three 24-hour days, and the negotiators were in constant touch with Washington to check details of the proposed deal.
Quite why these indirect talks failed is not just a matter of historical curiosity, or a retrospective exercise in allocating blame for the start of such a disastrous war; it is relevant to whether a nuclear deal only is feasible or whether a broader agreement will be necessary now.
This matters because after the war, if Iran’s government survives, calls inside the country to obtain a nuclear weapon will inevitably grow. Last week’s purported statement from the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, made no reference to whether the fatwa banning the use of nuclear weapons set out by his late father remained in place. Protesters outside the foreign ministry in Tehran have demanded no return to talks with America.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=177411629
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A former aide's brutal description of President Trump has surfaced just hours after he issued an update on his Iran war strategy
By Samantha Masters, Content Editor
12:01, Sat, Mar 21, 2026 Updated: 13:13, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
VIDEO - Donald Trump says Iran war could be over soon
Donald Trump's former aide reportedly has a harsh three-word nickname for him, according to a journalist critiquing his recent conduct. While arguing that the President showed signs of "chronic instability" during his first term in the White House, Patrick Cockburn also criticised Trump’s recent approach regarding the conflict with Iran.
This week, the 79-year-old said the United States is "getting very close to meeting our objectives" and suggested winding down U.S. military operations in the Middle East.
He also argued that responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz should fall to nations that depend on it for oil and trade, while offering his country's assistance if needed.
Read more: Trump launches huge strike on Iran's nuclear weapons site - Middle East on brink
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2184905/us-israel-launch-huge-strikes-natanz-iran
Read more: Blow for Trump as Cuba rejects ‘shameless’ demand
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2184889/trump-cuba-rejects-demands
In his column for The i Newspaper, titled 'Trump’s disastrous error shows how unstable he has become', the journalist claimed that Trump "still cannot give a coherent explanation as to why he started it and why it is in America’s best interest" three weeks into the conflict.
"As for its devastating impact on the world economy, his response has been to deny that his 'short-term excursion' is having such a calamitous effect, though every screen in the world is showing towering flames and black smoke shooting from the oil and gas fields of the gulf," he wrote.
"I used to quote a former aide of Trump who described the President as 'a cunning nutter' because the phrase succinctly summed up his bizarre mix of shrewd political operator and all-too-real nuttiness."
Following Trump's latest press conference, Patrick claimed the President "showed himself sunk deep in delusions about his attack on Iran" and claimed he was "far more terrifying" than "a mad sheep".
Questioning how he was voted back into the White House, he continued: "Megalomania is common among the powerful, but in Trump's case it combines with pre-existing traits, such as a lack of conscient, remorse, truthfulness or empathy which may go along with impulsiveness and over-confidence.
"In many societies, his glaring faults would disbar him from holding any post of authority, but Americans have twice voted to send him to the White House."
[Insert: Yep, now many times have we here said that.]
On Friday, Trump issued a lengthy update on his Truth Social platform .. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2184839/trump-iran-war-end-strait-of-hormuz , in which he claimed the US is "very close" to achieving its objective in the Middle Eastern country.
Alongside five points, he also claimed he is considering winding down "our great military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran".
He added: "(1) Completely degrading Iranian Missile Capability, Launchers, and everything else pertaining to them. (2) Destroying Iran’s Defense Industrial Base. (3) Eliminating their Navy and Air Force, including Anti Aircraft Weaponry.
(4) Never allowing Iran to get even close to Nuclear Capability, and always being in a position where the U.S.A. can quickly and powerfully react to such a situation, should it take place.
"(5) Protecting, at the highest level, our Middle Eastern Allies, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others."
Signing off the post, he thanked fans for their attention to the matter, before concluding with his name.
One of 6 comments:
duffita - 13 hrs ago
Just seen an interview that trump gave in the late 80s saying that only a weak and ineffective president ( talking about Bush ) would start a war with Iran. Described himself to a tee then.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2184941/donald-trump-nickname-iran-war
Yep, that's on the board, can't find it so sub: These are results for remember trump said anyone war with iran weak and ineffective
AI Overview
Yes, Donald Trump frequently made that argument, most notably in 2011 and 2012 when he predicted that then-President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection
.
The 2011/2012 Statements
* Context: Trump posted multiple tweets and videos (particularly around 2011-2013) arguing that Obama was a weak and ineffective negotiator who would use a foreign war to boost his reelection chances.
* The Quote: "Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He's weak and he's ineffective. So the only way he figures that he's going to get reelected — and as sure as you're sitting there — is to start a war with Iran," Trump said in a 2011 video.
* His Position Then: Trump stated at the time that starting such a war would be an "outrage" and a sign of desperation.
Re-emergence of the Comments
As of February and March 2026, these historical comments have resurfaced and gone viral in the media and on social platforms following the initiation of U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran under the second Trump administration, prompting discussions about hypocrisy.
Recent Context (2025–2026)
* March 2026 Strikes: According to reports covering the ongoing conflict in 2026, Trump has shifted from his earlier stance, stating that the U.S. strikes were necessary to eliminate an imminent threat and "obliterate" nuclear facilities.
* Stance on "Weakness": In March 2026, Trump labeled Iran as "militarily ineffective and weak" while claiming the U.S. and Israel had decimated their capabilities.
* Conflicting Views: Observers and critics have pointed out the sharp contrast between his 2011 warnings against a "weak" leader starting a war and his own actions in 2025–2026, which involved a "massive and ongoing operation".
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=remember+trump+said+anyone+war+with+iran+weak+and+ineffectibe+
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