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News & Current Events Apr 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM

Trump did not speak with the Chinese leader, but Xi wants an end to the US war with Iran

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Trump did not speak with the Chinese leader, but Xi wants an end to the US war with Iran
Ukrainian National News (UNN)
Trump did not speak with the Chinese leader, but Xi wants an end to the US war with Iran
УНН News of the World ✎ Donald Trump stated China's desire to end the war amid intelligence data on arms supplies to Tehran. Beijing could face problems if it helps Iran.

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leinschrader Apr 13, 2026 +483
>"We have a very good relationship with China," Trump told reporters at the White House. Xi Jinping "would like" the war to end, the president added. Xi did not say what the headline is saying.
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Symbiotic_Tragedy Apr 13, 2026 +73
From article: "US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had not spoken to Xi Jinping, but the Chinese leader wants the war with Iran to end."
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Pure-Interest1958 Apr 13, 2026 +50
Isn't that a contradiction? If you haven't spoken with someone how would you know what they want?
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bjjdoug Apr 13, 2026 +39
The guy is a walking contradiction.
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imaginary_num6er Apr 14, 2026 +8
Trump: "All Trumps are liars"
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Symbiotic_Tragedy Apr 13, 2026 +36
I agree with you, the article is simply quoting Trump who is contradicting himself.
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Aggravating-Neat1768 Apr 13, 2026 +13
Cause that's what they've said every other time they spoke. Or that's the public opinion China has been expressing this whole time. Or you just know the person. Or you're just saying what sounds convenient to make you look good, or for a goal or agenda you're trying to achieve, which Trump often does. There are lots of ways you can know what someone you often interact with directly or indirectly wants without recently speaking to them.
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Stoned_urf Apr 14, 2026 +3
Are there ANY countries in this world beside Isreal and the US that would like to keep the war going?
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Lowfi-Concert Apr 14, 2026 +9
I mean there are many ways China can let the US know they want it to end without Trump speaking to Xi directly
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Pure-Interest1958 Apr 14, 2026 -1
He said he though not China implying Xi personally agrees with him
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Ediwir Apr 14, 2026 +2
Is it really a stretch to think that [insert human] wants the maga war over? Even the guy who started it wants it out of the way.
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The_Grungeican Apr 14, 2026 +1
because the thing they want is the same thing the rest of the world wants? i mean, there is really only one country that wants the war to continue, and it's not the US.
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Pure-Interest1958 Apr 15, 2026 +1
Just seems dangerous to let him get away with putting words in other world leaders mouths.
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Pure-Interest1958 Apr 14, 2026
They do but I assumed when he said he hadn't spoken to him he was speaking personally and as the American president, that is there has been no communication in person or via diplomats.
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off_by_two Apr 14, 2026
We know because if Xi wanted the war to end it would be over tomorrow
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Aroma-Omega Apr 13, 2026 +227
The headline should read: "Trump did not speak with the Chinese leader, but Xi wants an end to the US war with Iran ***says Trump***" Crazy that this headline got approved, it completely inverts the situation
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ars-derivatia Apr 14, 2026 +18
Just "but *says* Xi wants" is enough :)
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vdubsession Apr 14, 2026 +11
Or maybe "She said, Xi said"
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Stoned_urf Apr 14, 2026 +2
Or just... "Trump claims unverified stuff conjoured up by his mind."
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YqlUrbanist Apr 13, 2026 +83
I think everyone sane wants the war to end. And at this point probably Trump too.
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big-papito Apr 13, 2026 +41
Yes, I would very much like to move on to the war with Cuba and then Denmark. Chop chop, Donald.
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BuildAnything4 Apr 13, 2026 +19
How the hell does he expect to make Canada the 51st state at this pace?
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joelfarris Apr 13, 2026 +4
One province at a time? I'll show myself out in shame.
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CatProgrammer Apr 14, 2026 +4
Given that group of weirdos in Alberta who want to join the US...
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Dirac_comb Apr 14, 2026 +3
Not until his owners let him
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HighwayBrigand Apr 13, 2026 +4
Yes, but it is *the terms* that are in question.   Trump wants total control of Iran's oil fields in order to restrict the flow of oil to China.   The IRGC, at this point, has absolutely no reason whatsoever to trust anything the Trump administration says, and they want to maintain their iron grip on Iran.  They *need* oil revenue to rebuild, and they can't get it with the Strait blocked.  Israel is on another leg of their strategy to completely dismantle any Iran-linked group in the middle east by invading Lebanon.   There are too many players in this now for an equitable solution to emerge.  It's too chaotic.  There's no rational answer.  There are no terms to whicy all sides can agree.
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EvenHair4706 Apr 14, 2026 +1
I am less pessimistic. It is possible
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melody_magical Apr 13, 2026 +2
How many times has 🍊 tried to say "I'm bored 🥱" and pull out now?
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samuraipanda85 Apr 13, 2026
How many kids has he had? At least 4.
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Sorry-Bad3889 Apr 14, 2026 +1
Canada Europe and maybe China etc all watching couple of babies (US, RUS, Middle East) fighting each other in twenties first century… 🤦‍♂️  We don’t need WW3 please. US is such cowboy.
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GoingLurking Apr 13, 2026 +27
Why does this fool constantly make up stories about conversations that never happened? Does he think China doesn’t have access to news reporting?
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555Cats555 Apr 14, 2026 +10
Its more about getting his followers to believe him...
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Sinkrast Apr 13, 2026 +19
Everyone wants an end to the Iran war. It seems to serve no other purpose but to cause a massive collapse of the global economy and stability.
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Ranger_242 Apr 13, 2026 +9
Well and it keeps Epstein out of the news and Netanyahu from facing a corruption trial
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thesnowsm Apr 13, 2026 +5
Everyone except Israel who gets to steal Lebanon 
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AsAHumanBean Apr 14, 2026 -4
I too want an end to the Iran war but let's not pretend like the Iranian regime hasn't been continually destabilizing the Middle East (and arguably the world) for a long time. Things weren't that rosy before.
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OB1KENOB Apr 13, 2026 +17
Send Vance to speak with Xi. With JD’s track record, Xi will probably get some sudden heart attack or something the next day.
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Easik Apr 13, 2026 +49
I don't think that Xi actually wants an end to the conflict. If it escalates and the US gets stuck in a forever war in Iran, then Xi gets to laugh while the US bankrupts itself and China absorbs Taiwan.
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WeddingPKM Apr 13, 2026 +62
China likes having oil, and they buy a lot from Iran. They would like to more than anything continue doing this. Therefore an end to the war, or at least the Hormuz issues, is in Chinas interest.
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LaserKittenz Apr 13, 2026 +15
Correct! The CCP also needs the US/the west even if they like to pretend they don’t..   Both sides have a lot to bring to the bargaining table, but alas toddlers are running the show 
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slalomcone Apr 13, 2026 +10
Do you know who else likes having oil ? Taiwan .
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SameCategory546 Apr 13, 2026 +13
Taiwan also likes having LNG from Qatar
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beefstake Apr 13, 2026 +2
And helium, you can't do high end lithography without helium to cool and prevent contamination of wafers.
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SameCategory546 Apr 13, 2026 +1
yep. But they wouldn’t give up their national identity bc they can’t make chips. Lights going out is a different story
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dbandit1 Apr 14, 2026
Its 10% of their total oil imports. Give me a f****** break.
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WeddingPKM Apr 14, 2026
Lets cut 10% off of your paycheck because two of your neighbors are fighting. One of those neighbors is your friend, wouldn’t you then go ask them to quit it? Yes of course you’ll survive even if they don’t, but it’s certainly in your best interest that they do so things can get back to normal.
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PrestondeTipp Apr 13, 2026 +24
A forever war would make China's energy needs impossible to meet. They buy a lot of O&G from Iran and the other Gulf states.
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Yuukiko_ Apr 13, 2026 -1
How much of that is energy and how much is for stuff like plastics? At least they're investing in alternate sources unlike the US doubling down on fossil fuels
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SleepingRiver Apr 13, 2026 +6
China uses a lot of Oil and Gas for various industrial processes, manufacturing, home use, electricity generation, and various other things. In China there is high market penetration for EVs, but it is still a relatively small percentage of the market. Current estimates are ~470 million vehicles are on the road. About 12% of the fleet is EV. China has Oil reserves of about 1.1 billion barrels. This is about 100 day supply. So far the last ships from the gulf arrived maybe 20 days ago. There could be stragglers coming that did cross later that still can come in. This means China has about 75 to 80 days left of reserves until they are gone. They have pipelines from Russia but, it is not enough to satisfy their demand.
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humbleObserver Apr 13, 2026 +4
I don't think China really wants to fight a war over Taiwan. They are going to try and slowly assimilate the two into each other and they are going to seem really friendly until one day all the politicians in Taiwan suddenly make the decision to abandon what is left of their independence, they will be placed high up in the CCP and live luxurious lives, there will be riots, like there were in Hong Kong, but they will be put down and the world will move on. But yeah, China is thrilled that the USA's soft power that took 2 centuries to build is being decimated by Trump, so that when they finally make their move, no one will care that the US wants to sanction China
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Easik Apr 13, 2026 -1
The smart thing to do is to wait and slowly reintegrate Taiwan. The reason I don't think it plays that way is because Xi is getting old and I think he wants to be responsible for the reunification of Taiwan. The Davidson window closes next year, but honestly I fully expect some hostile action this October.
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BoppityBop2 Apr 13, 2026 +8
Then you don't understand Xi and China mentality, and are still looking at it from the view of a US or western centric viewpoint or mind. Xi does not need Taiwan for his legacy, he just wants to set up the capabilities. If US recedes in any way, his legacy is enshrined which it already is due to where China is now compared to his reign beginning. 
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BoppityBop2 Apr 13, 2026 +6
Taiwan has been a top priority of the CCP since Mao, this is not some change of narrative. Xi took that too priority and has carried on the legacy. You do realize how innately it is believed that Taiwan is part of China. It is literally one of the last battles they believe they have to complete to fully unify and revers the colonization history. Every Premiere has had the exact same rhetoric as Xi when it comes to Taiwan but have also been busy with alot of other stuff and pushed it off because they lacked that capabilities. The only difference is that all that prep from Deng's era has led to Xi finally having the capabilities to do so. Does not mean he wants to take it.  I am sorry but alot of this view you have is mostly due to reporting by non-Chinese sources that have focused on this news at different levels in relation to Xi. Hell Xi is alot less jingoistic than alot of Chinese citizens who are alot more aggressive in their views on it. Hell the Chinese government literally is censoring comments that want more forced used to unite Taiwan.
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wKoS256N8It2 Apr 14, 2026 +1
> The smart thing to do is to wait and slowly reintegrate Taiwan. Would be the natural trajectory of things to come, had Hong Kong's issue were to be dealt differently: by slowly erode their governance structure to the point where the people itself would naturally think that it is best to stick to the Chinese system by their own accord; i.e. the people of HK ending the "2 systems" thing by their own. Instead, they did what they did back then. For a country that touts itself as able to work on a long-term governing plans, _that was absolutely short-sighted._ The pro-China KMT was supposed to win the election (President English Tsai is actually not popular at the end of her first term), and that event single-handedly handed the DPP a 3 consecutive term (with her VP becoming the president after she got term-limited). Then again, CCP is probably able to stay for the long run, but CCP has history of its governance being held hostage by its leader at the top, and said leader has a limited lifespan for their grand vision.
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Alexexy Apr 13, 2026 +1
Bro, the CCP arent Mongolians lmao. They're not going to start a naval war in the middle of their typhoon season.
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Easik Apr 13, 2026 +2
Uh... The Mongols invaded Japan, not Taiwan AND the typhoon season ends near the end of August and starts back up in November.
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Alexexy Apr 13, 2026 +2
Yeah I know its Japan, i was referencing that theyre invading during the season, not that mongolians invaded taiwan. But typhoons are all over the Chinese coastline around that time of year.
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Critical_Text_2067 Apr 13, 2026 -1
You are missing one key piece of the puzzle, Neuralink. Musk is aiming for extending his life to be immortal. Xi might be one of the first in line given their ties. If Xi believes Musk is on the verge of that breakthrough then age won't play any role.
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BadHombreSinNombre Apr 13, 2026 +4
He doesn’t. China has been preparing arms shipments to Iran. They’d love to see the U.S. deplete its technological advantages against Iran so that there is no resistance to a Taiwan invasion.
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RheagarTargaryen Apr 13, 2026
China has no chance to take Taiwan. Civil wars aside, modern warfare is proving to be an unwinnable venture.
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GeorgeWashingfun Apr 13, 2026 +11
Without the West's support, China absolutely could take Taiwan. This is universally agreed upon.
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theDarkAngle Apr 13, 2026 +1
Pretty sure Taiwan has a failsafe policy of destroying all their valuable infrastructure if China invades
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Anceradi Apr 13, 2026 +9
it's just a myth people like to repeat on listnook, but realistically, most Taiwanese will not ruin their lives over this. They will likely resist if they feel like they have a chance, but there is very little indication to think they'd rather completely destroy their home just to spite the CCP. At the end of the day, they still have to live after the war.
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CRUSTBUSTICUS Apr 14, 2026 +2
Not their homes but their world class chip factories.
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Anceradi Apr 14, 2026 +6
Yes the world class chip factories which belong to taiwanese people, who would like to be world class chips factories owners after the CCP takeover instead of losing everything, the same way the employees would like to remain employees of a world class chip maker instead of being unemployed in a devastated province. A lot of Taiwanese already go to work in the mainland for more money, they're not a bunch of fanatics willing to sacrifice anything just to damage the CCP. They don't win anything by destroying their infrastructure.
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CRUSTBUSTICUS Apr 14, 2026 +2
I didn’t claim any of that quite a bit of conjecture there. The government will ultimately decide not the average citizen. Countries losing war destroy useful infrastructure for the invaders all throughout recorded history and if you’re the government of a country that’s soon to not exist due to military force it’s likely you remove as much benefit from invading as possible.
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GeorgeWashingfun Apr 13, 2026 +3
And? Obviously Taiwan has important resources but Xi also just wants to reunify China. If that means he has to rebuild everything in Taiwan, it would still be worth it to him.
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lancelongstiff Apr 13, 2026 -1
Are you sure you know how reliant China's economy and military are on Taiwan for its semiconductors? It's known as the [Silicon Shield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_shield) and it's one of many reasons why an attack on Taiwan is far more complicated than you seem to realise.
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GeorgeWashingfun Apr 13, 2026
Duh? Hence why I said "without the West's support."
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Frostivus Apr 14, 2026 +1
The game has changed. If China invades Taiwan and the chips go, it used to be existential for the West. But if the chips go, America ends up as the only place in the world with TSMC chip production. China would literally hand over the century to America.
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RheagarTargaryen Apr 13, 2026 -3
It was universally agreed upon that Ukraine would fall to Russia during the invasion. We vastly over estimated the Russian military and under estimated the Ukrainian military and country’s resolve. The reality is that Taiwan is a fortress that has stockpiled weapons for decades. We’ve already built them up because if China were to invade, it’s likely the west would get cut off from support. Ukraine didn’t have that luxury of a large scale build up. They bought some supplies from the west to make it costly for Russia, but the US and Europe didn’t start really supplying Ukraine until after they proved themselves by resisting the initial invasion. For China, it’s not just getting the boats across the strait that is the issue, they have to contend with the terrain of the Island itself. Taiwan has spent decades making that island a death trap to an invading force. The military buildup and launch across the strait will be telegraphed long in advance so they won’t be taking them by surprise. The boats that don’t get struck in the sea will have to establish a beach head while getting shelled from all directions. Taiwan will mine the shit out of their own harbors to make sure those aren’t usable to China. China will be trying to protect a fleet over 110 miles journey across the strait of Taiwan.
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GeorgeWashingfun Apr 13, 2026 +8
That was definitely not universally agreed upon. It was a given that Ukraine could draw things out with the West supporting them. I don't know what you're smoking that you believe an isolated Taiwan could successfully repel China long term.
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RheagarTargaryen Apr 13, 2026 -5
Because China will not have a successful sea landing. They’ll be moving through mine and underwater drone infested waters while being shelled by cruise missile launchers hidden in the mountains, kamikazee aerial drones, and suicide boat drones from the sea. They have anti aircraft missiles, similar or better than the one that Ukraine used to deny Russia air supremacy.
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GeorgeWashingfun Apr 13, 2026 +3
Alright believe what you want against all logic. Let's hope we never see the day where we find out. Have a good day.
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RheagarTargaryen Apr 13, 2026 +1
Where is the logic in believing a country can launch a successful naval invasion over a 110 mile strait against UUVs, USVs, aerial suicide drones, sea mines, and cruise missiles, where any of the surviving infantry that make it to the beach will immediately be facing land mines, artillery, more drones, and gun fire from an active duty military of 160k personnel with a reserve of over 1M. There’s no question China has a bigger military, but when you have to ferry them across 110 miles through a death trap, they’ll be outnumber, in the open, against an entrenched force that has prepared to greet you when you arrive. I don’t see where you think logic is on your side.
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Templar-Order Apr 13, 2026 -3
Taiwan would bleed China dry as the west with a non trump president at its helm would just funnel money into it. Even China takes the country its reputation would be tarnished
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GeorgeWashingfun Apr 13, 2026 +8
You may want to reread comments. We were talking about an isolated Taiwan with no support from the West.
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Templar-Order Apr 13, 2026 -2
Direct military support isn’t the same as economic support and aid through technology and munitions. There is no world where the west doesn’t give aid to Taiwan
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zoobrix Apr 15, 2026 +1
> Because China will not have a successful sea landing. While I think that it's *possible* China launches a successful invasion of Taiwan like you I think that most people massively underestimate the challenge that China will have mounting the largest amphibious invasion since D-Day in WW2. So many people like the person that kept replying to you fail to grasp that in a modern surveillance environment with the weapons that the Taiwanese already possess that China making a beachhead is going to be far more difficult than for the allies landing in Normandy. As you said Taiwan has considered for decades how to defend the island. You can have all the infantry imaginable sitting on the Chinese mainland, but you have to get them across to Taiwan and keep them supplied. When I see videos of Chinese plans for ships planting themselves on the coast and putting a series of bridges between them to function as temporary docks I see something that one artillery shell or drone in the wrong place can make ineffective in a moment, let alone a sustained bombardment. As soon as China moves to prepare an attack surveillance will make it obvious it is coming months ahead of time. There just isn't any way to hide it once you start moving that number of troops and ships into position today. So Taiwan will have time to call up their reserves, and even probably do some refresher training. They will be armed, ready and waiting, and know the second the first Chinese invasion ship leaves port. The enemy always gets a vote as they say, and in an amphibious operation crossing that much open water with modern surveillance technology against dug in defenders I don't think China's chances of success are as nearly good as so many seem to assume, in fact I think it's very possible China's landing attempt fails before outside military help could even get to Taiwan.
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SameCategory546 Apr 13, 2026 +7
Taiwan will probably peacefully reunite eventually, whether in 10 years or 20 years. I see it as inevitable as long as they still speak Chinese.
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lorkanooo Apr 13, 2026 +9
That's not guaranteed but there are other ways than war. All china needs is one successful election of pro Chinese government 
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videogames5life Apr 13, 2026 +7
What makes you think that? They seem to value their independece a lot.
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SameCategory546 Apr 13, 2026 -1
so did many other dynasties, states, and countries. In the end, a shred language and history brings people together in ways nothing else can, esp when it’s that close geographically, compared to the UK’s distance from the US. Let me ask you another question: If I told you Canada and the US would be one country 300 years from now, would you be surprised?
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ToCityZen Apr 13, 2026 +3
As a newly minted realist, I am mulling the idea that Canada needs nukes.
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SameCategory546 Apr 13, 2026
Nukes are the real atoms for peace! But I do think that there may be a future outcome where all of North America becomes one country peacefully and without threat within the next 300 years. Or the entire North American continent could fracture into 50-60 countries. You never know what the future holds but language and shared culture is huge. South America will probably see countries unite too.
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ToCityZen Apr 13, 2026 +2
Or as the US administration calls it, the Greater North America project. I don’t deny a unified North (and South America) would have many geopolitical and natural advantages, but in the present moment not so much.
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SameCategory546 Apr 13, 2026 +2
I agree. But a couple hundred years from now? Same goes with Taiwan and China
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MiddleAgedSponger Apr 13, 2026 +2
Considering how crazy the west looks, Taiwan might be thinking that China is the better option.
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SameCategory546 Apr 13, 2026 +1
they can buy weapons from the US at inflated prices but the US might not even be able to make them and the US just keeps asking for more and more and more. Trump says the US got hosed in terms of trade, but actually he has hosed Taiwan pretty badly.
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BoppityBop2 Apr 13, 2026 +3
Can we stop with this, Iran has been involved in warfare for ages. They have developed tectics and strategies to address these issues. Taiwan has not, they are also dealing with a situation entirely different which actually benefits China more as China can mass produce drones and have them flooding any battle zone in Taiwan before the Taiwanese army can even mount and effective opposition. 
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RheagarTargaryen Apr 13, 2026 +3
Ahh yes, an island country that has been stockpiling weapons for decades, been mass producing their own drones to counter ships and troops, facing a military that has to cross 110 mile strait, 1/3 of which will be filled with mines and underwater drones, has no chance. They’ve been preparing for an invasion from China for decades. Every layer of the island itself is armed to the teeth and they’re modernizing for Drone warfare.
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SameCategory546 Apr 13, 2026 +2
they don’t even have to do that. China would never, ever, ever destroy Taiwan’s power plants/infrastructure, yet Taiwan has insisted on making itself totally dependent on LNG, which cannot be stored and needs to be brought in by ship. At the state of the conflict, they had 11 days of inventory. They could be forced to surrender in a few weeks of blockade. Not that China would easily jump to do that, given the humanitarian crisis that would cause, esp for people they see as having CHINESE blood.
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Sufficient-Diver-327 Apr 13, 2026 +1
You're assuming Taiwan is well versed in modern warfare. Iran is looking so good because it's one of the only countries in the world that went into a conflict with pre-existing experience and industry in fighting a modern drone war. Taiwan has no practical military experience, and no scalable drone-building capabilities. China itself lacks experience but they have the industry, and its buddies Russia and Iran have fought drone wars. Not to say Taiwan can't make the invasion an absolute bloodbath, but its hard to think they'll withstand an endless drone barrage that a war-economy China could produce.
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Gh0stPeppers Apr 13, 2026 -7
Someone doesn’t understand world economies if you think a war with Iran has any chance at all to bankrupt America ROFL. Might also want to look at who China’s biggest Trading Partner is, they need American money, and American manufacturing jobs.
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shortyman920 Apr 13, 2026
Chinese needs this strait open for their oil. The us doesn’t
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Gh0stPeppers Apr 13, 2026 -7
Someone doesn’t understand world economies if you think a war with Iran has any chance at all to bankrupt America ROFL. Might also want to look at who China’s biggest Trading Partner is, they need American money, and American manufacturing jobs.
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Gh0stPeppers Apr 13, 2026 -11
Someone doesn’t understand world economies if you think a war with Iran has any chance at all to bankrupt America ROFL. Might also want to look at who China’s biggest Trading Partner is, they need American money, and American manufacturing jobs.
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ToCityZen Apr 13, 2026 -1
The US is 39 trillion in debt. Iran need only make the GCC countries uninhabitable (easy to do) and those countries no longer can cycle petrodollars into the US economy, specifically the AI and financial sector. Once the petrodollar declines, it takes the US with it as debtors move away from investing in America. It’s a bit of a Ponzi scheme.
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Gh0stPeppers Apr 13, 2026 -1
🤣🤣🤣 Edit: after leaving this hanging for bit literal question here, are you and your buddies Iranian Bots? Seen these fantasy land talking points pop up a few times. Disconnect from reality, laughably so🤣🤣🤣
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Easik Apr 13, 2026 -1
The $39T of literal debt and the $100T of debt obligations disagrees with you. The ENTIRE US economy is propped up by the petrodollar and the AI trade. If Iran can successfully deplete enough ammunitions and keep the US engaged in conflict, then China can blockade Taiwan and absolutely obliterate the US economy. The US then print it's way out, but the Iran conflict has removed the petrodollar and USD is no longer a safe haven. Now the US starts a debt spiral because the economy is dead and there's no revenue to pay the interest on the debt, let alone fund the government. This conflict will absolutely be the end of the united states if it is not resolved favorably soon.
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Gh0stPeppers Apr 13, 2026 +1
🤣🤣🤣
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Gh0stPeppers Apr 13, 2026 -1
Are you an Iranian bot? Or just a dimwit that’s fallen for their propaganda? Seen these fantasy land talking points pop up a few times. Mostly from Iranian bots. You’re disconnect from reality, and laughably so🤣🤣🤣
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Easik Apr 13, 2026 +1
What about that is a fantasy? You don't think $39T of debt is a problem? What do you think happens if the US cannot generate enough revenue to pay the interest on the debt?
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Gh0stPeppers Apr 13, 2026
Inflation is a thing bro 🤣🤣🤣
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Alexexy Apr 13, 2026 +2
Yeah we just hyperinflation our way out of our debt obligations. Lmao who gives a f*** when you have a $1k bond from uncle Sam when that plus interest gets you a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter at the self checkout line.
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Gh0stPeppers Apr 14, 2026 +1
That’s a simplified look at it. Inflation will be proportional, as it has always been. If you’re not from America or you’re under 30, this has been talked about for as long as I can remember. For me, that goes back to the presidency of Bill Clinton, who was also the only president in my lifetime to actually do anything about it. The only thing that has ever come out of it is proportional inflation, not hyperinflation like people with no idea what they’re talking about keep screaming about. Salaries usually take about three years to catch up, and the only people it really ends up hurting are those who have just entered retirement. That’s it. I’ve seen this play out more than once, buddy. But go ahead and tell me how my country’s economy is doomed, as if I haven’t been hearing that for 30 years. What’s the lesson here? Don’t get caught up in emotional doom articles or foreign propaganda. Open your eyes and pay attention. Big ole yawn…..
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mymikerowecrow Apr 13, 2026 +3
“After some productive negotiations with Xi we have worked out a tremendous deal where Iran will charge all of their ships 2 million dollars to traverse the straight and ours will not be able to cross”
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fiftyfivepercentoff Apr 13, 2026 +6
Release the Epstein files!
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MacaronMost Apr 13, 2026 +8
Of course China wants the war to end. They don’t want trade to be interrupted.
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Foooour Apr 13, 2026 +6
Yeah who the f*** wants it to continue? Literally everyone wants it to end
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Templar-Order Apr 13, 2026 +4
Oil companies, military industrial complex, trump who profits through market manipulation, and Israel do not want it to end
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creggor Apr 13, 2026 +2
They want to escalate the conflict to stay in power, and stop the mid-terms from coming— and get filthy rich doing it.
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Romano16 Apr 13, 2026 +2
Trump talks with the clouds.
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kl122002 Apr 13, 2026 +2
Is it just me or did the topic body has created an alternate universe?
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MarvinParanoAndroid Apr 14, 2026 +2
Trump suffers from HDS (Hormuz Derangement Syndrome)
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Present_Student4891 Apr 14, 2026 +2
Will he also ask Putin to stop the war in Ukraine?
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BluehibiscusEmpire Apr 14, 2026 +2
Most of the world wanted the war to never start. In fact most don’t understand what it was for or what it has achieved beyond increasing prices worldwide
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njman100 Apr 13, 2026 +5
Trump 💩is a Demented Little man
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Sir_BugsAlot Apr 13, 2026 +1
Apparently there's alot of winning every day. So why does the situation seem worse everyday.
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Jrnail88 Apr 14, 2026 +1
Didn’t he just threaten 50% tariffs on them….seems like a great relationship.
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FingerCommon7093 Apr 14, 2026 +1
Considering Trumps MO for peace treaty negotiations Xi should talk to the President on Zaire and the leader of the Taliban about a peace deal for the US / Iran conflict. I mean Trump kept trying to talk to just Putin and Lukashenko leaving Zelensky in the dark.
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dbandit1 Apr 14, 2026 +1
"Trump claims" i.e. total bullshit
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isekai_cheese Apr 15, 2026 +1
*"I want to end this war"* \*sells more weapons to iran\*
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Winter_Criticism_236 Apr 13, 2026 +1
The entire war is about nukes.. right? So if north korea, russia or china sells them nukes, then what? USA has sold nukes or tech to UK, Israel, so fairs fair Its sad and disconcerting that many of us are hoping Iran kicks usa in butt due trump..
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AsAHumanBean Apr 14, 2026 -3
No sane person is hoping Iran gets nuclear weapons or that Iran comes out ahead of the US outside of the Iranian regime. Either condition would be very, very bad for the entire world. Other countries (including their allies) know this. The regime in its current state needs to be stopped, somehow, some way. They've been lobbing missiles but if they had nukes right now they would be destroying the Middle East. Regardless of how much of an underdog they seem, no one should support them in good conscience for any reason.
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whitemamba24xx Apr 14, 2026 +3
I’m sorry but who attacked whom?
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AsAHumanBean Apr 14, 2026 -2
Hey I don't support Israel or the US either for starting this but there's no going back now unfortunately. I'm just saying the Iranian regime needs to be stopped. They aren't a victim here.
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whitemamba24xx Apr 14, 2026 +2
I’m sorry you still lost me at Israel and the US being aggressors. Why haven’t we attacked they attacked North Korea for having a nukes? How’d it go for the Ukraine giving up nukes? What’s the proof that Iran has nukes? Why can’t the US stop backing Israel tomorrow come to a peaceful for the US and the US GTFO? You do realize the US has back stabbed the Iranian people many times right? The US has also built up bases all over the surrounding countries of Iran. Then Trump talks about how the US has troops all over the world for protection. Act like the US hasn’t benefited
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AsAHumanBean Apr 14, 2026 -1
So what's your point? Israel and the US are in the wrong and you hope the Iranian regime defeats them and stays in power continuing to oppress / murder their people and fund terrorist orgs and all the other fuckshit they do? You know all 3 countries can be in the wrong for different reasons, right? That doesn't change my view that the Iranian regime must be stopped.
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whitemamba24xx Apr 14, 2026 +2
Not by the US we didn’t ask for this BS war
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AsAHumanBean Apr 14, 2026 +1
So then what do you propose the best course of action is now? Everyone pulls out entirely, and hopes the Iranian regime has a change of heart on everything on their own or that their unarmed citizens (who were gunned down by the tens of thousands 3 months ago) can overthrow the armed regime and guard? There's no going back, and there's really no good option now for the world in the long term outside of ending the Iranian regime.
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Winter_Criticism_236 Apr 14, 2026 +1
I agree the USA has messed up badly, they should go back to original negotiated no nukes as per Obama/ Biden/ agreement and work from there for a better future. Yes pull the duck out before the rest of the world gets together and drops the US dollar and worse...
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Winter_Criticism_236 Apr 14, 2026 +2
Well the USA is also using troops, police and ICE to attack its own people. Maybe the WORLD now thinks the USA regime is more dangerous than Iran!
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Winter_Criticism_236 Apr 14, 2026 +1
Well the Iranians hope Iran comes out ahead, and its a highly populated country with only a small percentage of religious and political extremists, just like USA.
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BathFullOfDucks Apr 13, 2026 +1
Could this be a suez moment? Except instead of the US halting intervention, it's China? (Israel is played by itself)
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HarithBK Apr 14, 2026
China is hurting from the war just not as much as the US is right now which is why they aren't pushing that hard. But there will come a time enough will be enough for China and they will put the foot down on Iran.
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cletus_spuckle Apr 14, 2026
Man running country that depends on Iranian oil says US should end war with Iran 🤯
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Typingdude3 Apr 13, 2026 -12
Then Xi should stop supplying Russia and Iran with tech and arms. Oh and North Korea too.
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Breswalite Apr 13, 2026 +10
Better yet, the US can stop attacking other countries and sending taxpayer money to other countries that's then used to also attack other countries.
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QuirkyWish3081 Apr 13, 2026 -9
This is why Trump is blocking the Strait. It’s pretty smart even though on the face of it sounds dumb. He’s stopping oil flowing to China so China will phone Iran and get them to negotiate. I’m no Trump supporter by the way. But that’s what is going on.
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Hikarilo Apr 13, 2026 +2
China can encourage Iran to continue negotiating, but it can't force Iran to capitulate. The US want an outright Iran capitulation, not a negostiated settlement. Like Trump said, Iran need to agree to all the US demands or there is no deal at all.
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QuirkyWish3081 Apr 13, 2026 +1
Well we will see. But China will want their oil come what may. But they won’t risk WWIII for it. So they will likely put pressure on Iran to open up the strait.
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Alive_Internet Apr 13, 2026 -9
I don’t think China has a choice. The blockade will lead to their collapse very quickly, so Xi has no choice but to beg Trump to end it. I’m no supporter either, but this may play out to be another genius move by Trump.
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QuirkyWish3081 Apr 13, 2026 +2
Trump is calculating that Xi will put pressure on Iran, not Trump. Xi won’t beg to anyone.
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Ro-ftw Apr 13, 2026 -5
Aww does he now? Little Xi is butthurt his c**** oil (paid for with the blood of Iranian people) isn't making it through anymore? Get fucked Xi.
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wasbatmanright Apr 14, 2026 +2
If Trump could stop only Iranian oil the whole world would be chanting his name. He is blocking All the Gulf oil and putting GCC and other asian countries at risk..while knowing there isnt any shortage in US due to high production. Unlikely any country would support him If you think with balls instead of brains this happens.
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Ro-ftw Apr 14, 2026 +1
So you're saying we should allow terrorists to oppress millions of people and have control over a key trading route because all these so called developed countries might suffer abit for a month? Why haven't you done anything about Ukraine then? That's also causing issues globally for years. China can f*** off with their demands when days ago they vetoed the vote to open the Strait.
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Manofchalk Apr 14, 2026 +1
> Little Xi is butthurt his c**** oil (paid for with the blood of Iranian people) isn't making it through anymore? Get fucked Xi. Basically the whole world is butthurt about losing access to Gulf fossil fuels and all the western aligned Gulf states systemically rely on migrant near-slave labour for their societies to function.
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Ultra_Metal Apr 13, 2026 -8
Who gives a shit what Xi wants. He's an evil dictator. His opinion should be ignored.
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