Jame E. Thorne wrote:

Food for thought.

The mission was never negotiation. It was documentation. In the language of Sun Tzu, when peace is impossible, you must first appear to seek it, so that when force follows, it is seen not as aggression but inevitability.

Sending JD Vance, a man whose reputation is peace, into a hopeless stalemate was not naïveté, but design. The U.S. didn’t go to talk. It went to witness. And when Tehran overturned the table with the camera rolling, the trap was complete: legitimacy secured, perception shaped, and the next move pre‑justified.

Have a nice day.

Netanyahu in southern Lebanon: "The war continues, including inside the security zone in Lebanon. Iran and the axis of evil came to destroy us, and now they are fighting for their survival."

The Chief of Staff's advisor on Haredi recruitment for combat supporters in Haredi tracks: "I am very happy to see you joining the ranks of the IDF and the combat effort - my role is to preserve your way of life."

Chairman of the Iranian Parliament, Kalibaf: "We will not succumb to threats. If the Americans want war, we will fight. If they behave rationally, we will act accordingly with them."

A senior White House official told Reuters about the negotiations in Islamabad: Iran refused to end uranium enrichment and to permanently dismantle enrichment facilities, as well as to open the Strait of Hormuz and stop funding Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis

According to Fox News, citing two U.S. officials, Vice President JD Vance’s final offer delivered to the Iranian delegation in Islamabad last night, prior to the breakdown of peace talks between the two countries mediated by Pakistan, consisted of the following demands:

1. End all uranium enrichment
2. Dismantle all major nuclear enrichment facilities
3. Retrieve highly enriched uranium
4. Accept a broader peace, security and de-escalation framework that includes regional allies
5. End funding for terrorist proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis
6. Fully open the Strait of Hormuz, charging no tolls for passage

Report in The Wall Street Journal: Trump is considering limited strikes against Iran after the collapse of negotiation talks

US President Trump attacks Pope Leo XIV: "I don't want a pope who thinks it's okay for Iran to have nuclear weapons. I don't want a pope who thinks it's terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a country that sent huge amounts of drugs to the US"

The Pope doesn’t read the Bible. I get shocked by some of his statements…very disappointing.

Trump’s full statement on the so called Pope

The so-called Pope once said “G-d doesn’t listen to the prayers of those who start war”

Yet this selectively twists Scripture while ignoring the full counsel of the Bible.

The G-d of Israel repeatedly commanded His people to fight just wars: from the conquest of Canaan (Joshua 6–11), to David’s victories, to the explicit command in Exodus 17:16 to wage war against Amalek “from generation to generation.” Ecclesiastes 3:8 declares there is “a time for war and a time for peace,” and Romans 13 affirms governing authorities “do not bear the sword for nothing” as G-d’s servants to punish evil.

Defensive and righteous warfare is not rejected by the Almighty — hypocritical, bloodthirsty aggression by the unrighteous is.

Meanwhile, the Catholic Church — which now lectures others — has started, blessed, or fueled far more wars, Crusades, Inquisitions, and massacres across centuries than almost any other institution in history.

Those with “hands full of blood” might want to examine their own long, bloody record before presuming to speak for the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

He is just a pure leftist…. very disappointed 😔

Iran International channel quotes human rights organizations: Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025 - the highest annual figure since 1989. This is an increase of 68% compared to the number in 2024, which stood at 975

Documentation: Fighters of the Yahalom Unit and Brigade 7 destroyed an underground Hezbollah route in southern Lebanon.

Photo: IDF Spokesperson

In response to the failure of the negotiation talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad, an official Lebanese source told the Lebanese newspaper Nidaa Al-Watan: "This will not affect the direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel that will take place tomorrow in Washington

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

After Iran, Israel cannot live without an enemy. We see that they are trying to develop new rhetoric and declare Turkey as the new enemy.

We see this not only with Netanyahu, but also with some figures in the Israeli opposition.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: There cannot be stability in the Middle East while Lebanon is in flames.🤡

Netanyahu in the government:

Support the strong stance of Trump to impose a naval blockade on Iran. Vice President Vance made it clear to me yesterday that the main issue is to remove all enriched material and ensure there is no more enrichment.

The IDF: Today, we remember the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, a reminder of why we operate. #neveragain

Netanyahu: Ceasefire could end at any moment, we back Trump's blockade of Iran

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