Negotiations collapsed in less than 24 hours! Iran put on display children’s relics, and the Epstein scandal hit Trump with a sudden ambush.

Peace talks? They fizzled out in less than a day. Faster than I expected.
What did these negotiations look like? Uncle Hat mediating a fight: the two had just finished the battle, and both were still red-eyed. Iran in one place, the U.S. in another—exchanging messages across the distance: “Calm down, calm down.” From the very beginning, there was never face-to-face contact.
Iran’s delegation boarded the plane, with pictures of elementary school students placed in the front row, along with dug-up backpack relics. What does that mean? Blood for blood. No intention to make concessions, and no intention to compromise. What they can’t get on the battlefield, they definitely won’t get at the negotiating table.
Coincidentally—or rather, not coincidentally? During the negotiations, Epstein documents were leaked again. This time, it was the sexual rumors involving Trump’s wife, Melania, saying she got to know Trump through Epstein. Melania urgently held a press conference to deny it, saying she had never been on his plane or visited his private island. But everyone is guessing: Trump has some kind of leverage in Israel’s hands. There are even claims that—through Epstein, Mossad recorded a bunch of scandals involving top U.S. officials, using them to control politicians. At a time like this, bringing the issue up is a threat to Trump: don’t expect the peace talks to succeed.
So what did they manage to talk about? At least, it cooled things down. Trump once said he would “blow up all of Iran’s power plants and bridges within 24 hours”—once actual war happens, it’s irreversible. Now everyone should stop and rein it in; don’t let it escalate from weapons to taking lives.
What happens next? Iran will still have to take a hit. It probably won’t proactively pick a fight, but the U.S. and Israel will likely launch another round. Iran will defend against one wave, then find a place to hit back—fighting on and off, making the war drag on. Iran will buy more air defense systems, and even mWave radar; Russia is also happy to support it, especially since high oil prices make it feel good.
As for us? A single letter to the Strait of Hormuz is the first time the PPI has turned positive in over 40 months. Next month, the CPI may also turn positive, and we can slowly crawl out of deflation. For the U.S., it’s disastrous—once oil prices rise, inflation can’t be contained, and that’s catastrophic for Trump. The MAGA team is already fighting among themselves, and he’s publicly scolding his own people on social media. Internal troubles and external threats—let’s see how “Got it” King takes the next move.