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BumRushDaShow

(170,851 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 05:03 AM 12 hrs ago

Trump's Ceasefire Extension a 'Ploy to Buy Time' for Surprise Strike, Advisor to Iran's Top Negotiator Says

Source: US News & World Report/Reuters

April 21, 2026, at 5:08 p.m.


April 21 (Reuters) - ⁠U.S. ⁠President ⁠Donald Trump's ceasefire ​extension is ‌a "ploy to buy ‌time" ⁠for ⁠a surprise strike, an advisor ​to Iran's parliament ​speaker and top ⁠negotiator Mohammad ⁠Baqer ⁠Qalibaf said ​on Tuesday.

Qalibaf's advisor said ​in ⁠a post on ⁠X that the continuation of the ⁠U.S. blockade on Iranian ports was "no different from bombardment and must be ⁠met with a military response."

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-04-21/trumps-ceasefire-extension-a-ploy-to-buy-time-for-surprise-strike-advisor-to-irans-top-negotiator-says



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Trump's Ceasefire Extension a 'Ploy to Buy Time' for Surprise Strike, Advisor to Iran's Top Negotiator Says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago OP
It's no longer a surprise................... Lovie777 12 hrs ago #1
possible but I think it's simpler than that... Javaman 9 hrs ago #2
Like the Epstein files. Like every crime he has committed in his travelingthrulife 7 hrs ago #3

Lovie777

(23,261 posts)
1. It's no longer a surprise...................
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 05:23 AM
12 hrs ago

how can anyone trust this current effed up insane drunk administration.

Javaman

(65,893 posts)
2. possible but I think it's simpler than that...
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 07:49 AM
9 hrs ago

I think the orange pedo honestly believes that if he can continue to kick the can down the road, that the public will just forget about it.

travelingthrulife

(5,376 posts)
3. Like the Epstein files. Like every crime he has committed in his
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:03 AM
7 hrs ago

worthless life. Hang it up in court until it goes away.

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