So it seems Trump asked for a 48 hr ceasefire but the Iranians turned him down. Keep in mind that the country which allegedly won the war and destroyed all iranian military assets a 100% asked for a ceasefire, and the country which lost the war said no.

I'll let the resident MAGA supporters explain that one!😂

'Tehran rejected 48-hour ceasefire proposal from US'

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/tehran-rejected-48-hour-ceasefire-proposal-us-iranian-media-citing-source-says-2026-04-03/

AI (Grok):

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They are not that stupid. They know it's the time needed by the US to bring more army forces.

Not basketball.

No time-out😀

🙃🙃

I am surprised he did not ask for a 2 weeks ceasefire , it's always

2 weeks with Trump 🤡...

regards worgeordie

3 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I am surprised he did not ask for a 2 weeks ceasefire , it's always

2 weeks with Trump 🤡...

regards worgeordie

Well, TACO is fast food so 48 hrs would have given him ample time to whip up a couple.

Don is utterly desperate, Tiny Pete is floundering in the fog of war, without any idea what to do at this point, or how to end this thing. It is an amazing thing to watch. The most costly military in the world flailing as it gets punished by Iran. Hubris always comes at a high cost.

It would appear that they've simply forgotten about the history of the past 25 years in that region, and they've also forgotten about the fact that the US has not won a war in 81 years. Massive levels of American ignorance on full display.

Without an 'uprising' from Iranians, and same govt in control, Iran controls the narrative now.

You can bomb they hell out of them, but if not taking out the govt, there is little change to expect.

Just enjoy selling overpriced oil to your useless allies 😂

13 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Just enjoy selling overpriced oil to your useless allies 😂

Cut off your nose to spite your face comes to mind. The US is the worlds largest consumer of oil on the planet.

1 minute ago, Palatus said:

Cut off your nose to spite your face comes to mind. The US is the worlds largest consumer of oil on the planet.

Also one of the largest exporters of oil & gas, as AI agrees with that ...

51 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

they've also forgotten about the fact that the US has not won a war in 81 years.

It did actually manage to win a war on its own against Panama in 1989/90! 😃

18 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Also one of the largest exporters of oil & gas, as AI agrees with that ...

The US imports 6/7 million barrels of crude per day.

Grok (AI):

"U.S. total crude oil imports (from all countries) average around 6–7 million b/d in recent years, meaning Canada provides over half — and sometimes nearly two-thirds — of that total.

Other major suppliers (Mexico, Saudi Arabia, etc.) each contribute far less (typically under 500,000 b/d combined in recent snapshots)."

6 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

It did actually manage to win a war on its own against Panama in 1989/90! 😃

Not a war, a limited military intervention, so does not count.

Grok (AI):

3 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

The US imports 6/7 million barrels of crude per day.

Grok (AI):

"U.S. total crude oil imports (from all countries) average around 6–7 million b/d in recent years, meaning Canada provides over half — and sometimes nearly two-thirds — of that total.

Other major suppliers (Mexico, Saudi Arabia, etc.) each contribute far less (typically under 500,000 b/d combined in recent snapshots)."

Don't remember me asking about US imports of.

Tell me something I don't know. Move along now ...

Trump will come on TV spouting lies along the lines of " I asked them for 48 hours to make terms they refused so I will rain bombs and hell they hve never seen before BS.

13 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Don't remember me asking about US imports of.

Tell me something I don't know. Move along now ...

You got a cool AI thingy about something you didnt ask for ? Which totally rocks and showed you who's boss.

47 has really screwed the pooch on this one. The walls are closing in and it would appear people are FINALLY realizing the emperor has no clothes. There are no roads out of this quagmire that won't leave him and Hegseth looking like the complete buffoons they are. Midterm elections will be interesting to say the least.

It would give the US and Israel 48 hours to forward deploy troops and assets and line up Iranian leadership for assassinations and then launch a ground invasion. Anyway, Trump has completely obliterated Iran so why does he need a cease fire? Right? "Iran's crying to make a deal!" <laughs>

25 minutes ago, blaze master said:

You got a cool AI thingy about something you didnt ask for ? Which totally rocks and showed you who's boss.

Yep ... USA doesn't need M.E. for oil imports, as CA & MX provide most already, along with wee bit from CO. Maybe 10% from M.E. With people cutting back, that loss won't even by noticed.

40 minutes ago, BarraMarra said:

Trump will come on TV spouting lies along the lines of " I asked them for 48 hours to make terms they refused so I will rain bombs and hell they hve never seen before BS.

"I asked them for 48 hours but they refuse to negotiate."

Yep. That might have something to do with the fact that every time you "negotiate" what you do is to FAKE negotiations that then kill the negotiators.
Iranians are never going to negotiate with a perfidious aggressor state Don. Those days are over.

3 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Yep ... USA doesn't need M.E. for oil imports, as CA & MX provide most already, along with wee bit from CO. Maybe 10% from M.E. With people cutting back, that loss won't even by noticed.

Better to take Canada's oil refine it and sell it back to us. If only we had more refineries in Canada.

18 minutes ago, connda said:

It would give the US and Israel 48 hours to forward deploy troops and assets and line up Iranian leadership for assassinations and then launch a ground invasion. Anyway, Trump has completely obliterated Iran so why does he need a cease fire? Right?

It is Easter you know and Trump is a devout Christian backed by all of the American Evangelicals, so cannot do anything until Easter has passed.

2 hours ago, BLMFem said:

seems Trump asked for a 48 hr ceasefire

He did that to get the peace Nobel prize.

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Also one of the largest exporters of oil & gas, as AI agrees with that ...

if that's the case why are gasoline increasing on a daily basis, the biggest producer should have the lowest prices for his own people

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

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1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

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Tell me something I don't know. Move along now ...

Geezus, where do I begin?

1 minute ago, Mavideol said:

if that's the case why are gasoline increasing on a daily basis, the biggest producer should have the lowest prices for his own people

Oil is fungible. That means it is the same cost anywhere.

No-Toes strikes again.

39 minutes ago, connda said:

Anyway, Trump has completely obliterated Iran so why does he need a cease fire? Right?

Yeah, tell that to an A-10 and F-35 pilot; and an F-15E aircrew. Hegseth said Iranian air defenses had been completely obliterated, whereby one could orbit any spot he wanted to in Iran, with impunity. But how would he know, as he, like Trump, pays no attention to any unwanted intelligence.

Just hope Trump has one marble left, to get us out of this mess. We Yank expats in Thailand are going to feel the results of this insanity long before the MAGA morons back in the States feel it.

6 minutes ago, JimGant said:

We Yank expats in Thailand are going to feel the results of this insanity long before the MAGA morons back in the States feel it.

What results will you feel ? and why ? - if you are implying those from the USA will be some how impacted any more or worse than other people in Thailand, both non-Thai or Thai.

32 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

if that's the case why are gasoline increasing on a daily basis, the biggest producer should have the lowest prices for his own people

I agree. Same reason we ran out of oil in the 70's. Just another scam the idiots fall for over & over. Surly windfall profits will be recorded, just like in 2008 and every other time oil prices increased for no reason.

They increased it during covid, because people weren't buying and using enough, so had to charge more to cover loss of profits. People couldn't see the obvious then, 2008, during 70's and now.

No petrol at 30 baht, plenty at 44 baht ... it's a miracle

Can't fix stupid

M.E. volatility = high profits. War & scams are always profitable.

14 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

if you are implying those from the USA will be some how impacted any more or worse than other people in Thailand, both non-Thai or Thai.

Not at all. I'm just saying all of us who live in Thailand -- citizens and expats -- will be subjected to long gasoline queues and price hikes -- if there's even gasoline to queue up for..... Plus other shortfall effects, like with LNG and fertilizer. While the only impact back in the US will be having to pay more for a gallon of gas -- but no shortfalls or queue lines.

Thank you Donald. You blithering idiot. He doesn't care how this war is effecting the whole world, as long as the US isn't feeling too much pain.

1 minute ago, JimGant said:

Not at all. I'm just saying all of us who live in Thailand -- citizens and expats -- will be subjected to long gasoline queues and price hikes -- if there's even gasoline to queue up for..... Plus other shortfall effects, like with LNG and fertilizer. While the only impact back in the US will be having to pay more for a gallon of gas -- but no shortfalls or queue lines.

Thank you Donald. You blithering idiot. He doesn't care how this war is effecting the whole world, as long as the US isn't feeling too much pain.

Yes - in that scenario, it’s completely understandable. Fuel becomes the immediate problem.

Around 60–70% of Thailand’s crude oil comes through the Strait of Hormuz, so any disruption there hits hard. That also flows straight into petrochemicals - anything refined domestically is affected.

EVs are less exposed since they lean on domestic power generation.

LNG is less of a concern too - Thailand produces a good chunk of its own. Only about 8–14% is tied to Hormuz routes.

Fertiliser is more exposed than people think - roughly 30–50% of imports pass through Hormuz, so agriculture takes a hit as well.

In short, Hormuz is so critical to global trade that any disruption needs resolving quickly.

On the broader point - control of that chokepoint has always been a major strategic lever. The issue isn’t just short-term disruption, it’s the longer-term risk of a single actor being able to influence global energy flows at scale.

Iran has talked for decades about leveraging the Strait of Hormuz. If that’s ever backed by nuclear capability, it changes the equation completely. It’s no longer just about temporary disruption - it becomes sustained pressure.

At that point, it’s not a one-off shock lasting months or a year or two. We’re potentially looking at prolonged instability and structurally higher energy costs over many years.

There are workarounds - pipelines, alternative routes - but they’re limited, expensive, and nowhere near sufficient to replace Hormuz capacity, especially for South East Asia, China and Australasia.

Utlimately: Hormuz isn’t just another shipping lane - it’s one of the few places where regional tension can translate almost immediately into global economic impact. Iran can never be left in any position of any control or threat whatsoever.