President Trump, ever the entertainer-in-chief has found the exit ramp he's been seeking to extricate himself and the United States from the worst military defeat in the country's history.
The Truth Social post from early Monday morning, Trump posted, yelling, in all CAPS:
I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE IN DEPTH, DETAILED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A FIVE DAY PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE ONGOING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
Of course, this is absolute nonsense, intended to reach the Iranians (about 3:37 pm in Tehran), though the main targeted audience is in the U.S. and specifically, the people moving money around on Wall Street.
This comes on the heels of Saturday's post:
If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
The deadline Trump set was for Monday evening, around 8:00 pm ET. The post from this morning contradicts and makes the threat moot.
This post, on Friday night, exposed the hand Trump is playing:
We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran: (1) Completely degrading Iranian Missile Capability, Launchers, and everything else pertaining to them. (2) Destroying Iran’s Defense Industrial Base. (3) Eliminating their Navy and Air Force, including Anti Aircraft Weaponry. (4) Never allowing Iran to get even close to Nuclear Capability, and always being in a position where the U.S.A. can quickly and powerfully react to such a situation, should it take place. (5) Protecting, at the highest level, our Middle Eastern Allies, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others. The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other Nations who use it — The United States does not! If asked, we will help these Countries in their Hormuz efforts, but it shouldn’t be necessary once Iran’s threat is eradicated. Importantly, it will be an easy Military Operation for them. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump will get none of what he's asking for from Iran, as they've shown no inclination to negotiate with the U.S. - as they've stated many ties already - but, he has established the U.S. position on the conflict in the Middle East, essentially signaling the end of U.S. involvement in the region, and, via Monday morning's post, a nearly immediate end to hostilities.
Of course, this directive does not include Israel, which is being left hung out to fend for itself against Iran, which has methodically destroyed much of Israel through some 80 or more waves of missile and draone attacks, the latest targeting the communities of Dimona and Arad, the largest near the center of Israel's sparsely populated Negev desert, demonstrating that they have the ability to strike Israel's Dimona nuclear plant at any time should they so choose.
Iran also demonstrated very clearly to America, Israel and the world that their missiles have a much longer range than previously thought when they sent two missiles at the military base of Diego Garcia, some 2,500 miles from Tehran on Friday. Though the missiles caused little damage and reportedly no injuries, the message sent by the Iranians was clear: they have enough range to hit targets in Europe.
Also, over the weekend, Iran shot down an F-15 fighter jet near the Strait of Hormuz.
This most recent activity arrives following unmistakable evidence that Iran has defeated the U.S. and Israel in no uncertain terms, blowing up U.S. bases in the region, severely damaging two aircraft carriers - USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford - shooting down at least six U.S. aircraft and shelling Israel's main cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv continuously. There's little doubt that Trump and his military and political advisors have seen enough, and, while raising the white flag of surrender remains out of the question, the decision to cut and run has been made, just in time for markets to open on Monday morning.
While its apparent that the U.S. has no will to fight to the end, it's also clear that the decision was made late last week, as markets began to enter danger zones. As of Friday's closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 9.11% off its February 10 high (50,188.14). The NASDAQ had dipped 9.61% from its October 29, 2025 high of 23,958.47. Markets were reaching dangerously close to "official" correction territory of -10%.
Additionally, WTI crude oil was approaching $100 per barrel and the average price of gas in the U.S. was near $4.00 ($3.93 Sunday).
Trump made his intentions to exit the theater of war clear with the Monday morning "truth", much of which was pure nonsense. Markets responded as expected. Crude oil sank from $101.30 to $89.08 within a matter of minutes. Dow futures, which were down some 400 points, streaked higher to up over 1,000 points. The same kind of moves were seen in NASDAQ futures, up more than 500 points, and S& futures, up more than 130 points.
Without a doubt, Trump and his billionaire buddies are making serious bank on these moves. It's obvious that President Trump and his cabal of criminals favor money over people's lives. As disgusting as that may sound, it is obvious to all but those blinded by the MAGA "never wrong" crowd.
America has been defeated. It has lost its prestige in the world. Whatever gains are made by pulling out of a war that it started will be tainted by the blood of the dead.
As far as Israel is concerned, best of luck. Iran will likely destroy most of the country and render its military useless.
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