Monday, June 01, 2026

The Art Of The Squeal

Iranian state-backed media outlets are now reporting that Iran has suspended ceasefire talks with the U.S. over the significant expansion of Israeli operations against Lebanese Hezbollah (LH) in Southern Lebanon. According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the success of U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks is contingent on Israel’s deescalation in Southern Lebanon, saying “a violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts.”
According to Iranian state-backed media outlet Fars, following Iran’s suspension of talks over Israel’s escalation in Southern Lebanon, the IRGC is now threatening to target Northern Israel if Israel expands their strike campaign to include Lebanese Hezbollah positions and infrastructure in the capital, Beirut.
Trump needs to tell the IRGC that they don’t have the cards.
According to Israel’s Kan News, U.S. President Donald J. Trump is on a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following Iran’s announcement that they suspended talks with the U.S. over Israel’s strikes and ground operations in Southern Lebanon. Earlier, President Trump said that he had not yet been made aware of the move by Iran.

This comes amidst reports that the U.S. pressured Israel to forego strikes on Lebanese Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon.
Saying you don’t know what’s going on is not the art of negotiation.
In a post on Truth Social, President Donald J. Trump stated that he had a "very productive" conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the situation in Lebanon, adding that any troops en route to Beirut have been recalled. President Trump also revealed he spoke with Hezbollah, who agreed to a potential ceasefire.
"Potential”. Is that a concept of a ceasefire?

My considered opinion is still that we fold our tents and leave. That’s the only way out of this.
Rinse, repeat. Until it finally gets through to Congress.
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