Whole thing reeks of paper tiger energy and nobody’s buying it anymore.
🇺🇸 Trump at 2:00 PM — “I don’t want them making $500 million a day from the Strait of Hormuz. We’ll wipe out their entire civilization if we have to.”
🇮🇷 Iran at 3:00 PM — “We’ve established an authority to manage the Strait of Hormuz, collect tolls, and assert ownership.”
Iran… pic.twitter.com/dYfv7YEBwE
— InfoGram (@_InfoGram_) May 18, 2026
They always find a way to pump 😂 https://t.co/kgN1tu7IJT
— TT3 (@TradingThomas3) May 18, 2026
🚨 BREAKING:
🇮🇷🇺🇸🇵🇰 Iran has delivered a new 14-paragraph text to Pakistani mediators, who will pass it to Washington.
– Iran amended its previous proposal after receiving a U.S. counter-text, also in 14 paragraphs
– The new Iranian text focuses on ending the war and… https://t.co/VIHlfQVdXq pic.twitter.com/XDUz1jHGtt— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 18, 2026
IRAN WARNS OF ‘FULL-STRENGTH’ RESPONSE TO ANY ATTACK
Iran said it remains committed to diplomacy but warned it is fully prepared to retaliate if attacked again.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Tehran would respond “with full strength” to any “reckless action,”…
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) May 18, 2026
Breaking: Oil just dumped below $105 after reports of a US proposed temporary waiver on Iranian oil sanctions.
According to Iran's Tasnim News, citing a source close to the negotiation team, the US has proposed temporarily lifting sanctions on Iranian oil as part of ongoing… pic.twitter.com/zQu3mQC74F
— Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) May 18, 2026
Tasnim news agency says Iran has submitted its latest proposal comprising 14 points through Pakistan. State sources say the focus by Iranian leadership is to end the war and build trust. This as Pakistan’s interior minister has extended his Tehran visit for a third day.
In this context a source close to the negotiating team reportedly told Tasnim that, unlike their previous texts, Washington agreed in the new text to lift Iran’s oil sanctions during the negotiation period. This is a first big sign of progress since the White House reportedly sent five ‘counter’ conditions to Tehran, which only offered a partial sanctions reduction.