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spoilerThe US is loading its warships with the "best weapons" in case the peace talks with Iran fail, US President Donald Trump has suggested.

Speaking in a phone interview to New York Post on Friday, he says "we're going to find out in about 24 hours," the paper reports.

"We're loading up the ships with the best weapons ever made, even at a higher level than we use to do a complete decimation.

"And if we don't have a deal, we will be using them and we will be using them very effectively," he adds.

Of the Iranians, he says they are people that you "don't know whether or not they tell the truth".

Talks between the two nations are due to take place on Saturday in Pakistan.

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[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 30 points 9 hours ago

How many ultimatums has he given now? Like 20 or something?

[-] into_highest_invite@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 hours ago

America's Final Warning

[-] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 24 points 8 hours ago

He should start giving penultimatums

[-] MeetMeAtTheMovies@hexbear.net 4 points 6 hours ago

“I know I backed off last time, and probably will this time, but next time I really mean it”

[-] peeonyou@hexbear.net 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

no no it's an ultimatum on a really nice pen

psychological trick.. once you have the pen in your hand you feel really bad saying no or giving it back

[-] JustSo@hexbear.net 9 points 6 hours ago

It's like reverse aura farming. Iran looks stronger and more stable every time.

Which is kinda scary if this song and dance stops "working" to whatever end Trump's trying to achieve.

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 17 points 9 hours ago

And at this point everyone knows that he was suing for peace while talking shit before. It's Nixon's "madman theory" as performed by someone with no conception of the internality of others.

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