>according to remarks made by Omani journalist Salem al-Juhouri on BBC Arabic.
>There has been no official confirmation from U.S. or Gulf authorities regarding the claims. The remarks remain based on reported “leaks” cited during the BBC Arabic broadcast.
mmoore327 on
The best (worst?) part is that this isn’t even hard to believe about Americans these days…
UlteriorMotive66 on
An extortion racket
Supadupasloth on
Extortion? We are the baddies guys.
DesignerCorner3322 on
Yay. The US is blatantly acting like mobsters now. Wonder where Diaper Don picked that one up from
Amoral_Abe on
>“Today we are talking about certain leaks in which the American president is demanding that the GCC states pay approximately $5 trillion if they want this war to continue, and if they want it to stop, they must pay $2.5 trillion to the United States for what has been accomplished over the past period,” Juhouri said.
He’s a journalist for BBC Arabic. Currently, he’s discussing a supposed leak.
There is an active propaganda campaign going on with both sides lying heavily and pushing narratives so it’s hard to be certain of anything. That being said, in my personal opinion, I absolutely believe Trump would try and push something like this.
jj_dd on
Is this above the 18 trillion he already claimed to be bringing from the Middle East back to the US as investments?
RLewis8888 on
So, this is a blackmail scheme? That was the objective?
VellyJanta on
Imagine if the Saudis pulled out of their AI investments here in our stock market and cancelled their data center infrastructure to pay this lol would send economy spiraling
andy_money3614 on
Why not round up to a cool gajillion?
ballzsweat on
Grift yes, and no one can be sure that money will go to a good/useful place. I don’t trust this regime based on the pedophile, felon, rapist, con man running the show!
Powerful-Prompt4123 on
„I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.“
Smedley T. Butler. US most decorated marine at the time.
epicredditdude1 on
Starting a war that drags your allies in, and then using that as a basis to extort those same allies is so unbelievably scummy and despicable I can’t wrap my head around it.
rhysdg on
So why in the fuck are they only asking Iran to leave their embassies? Ask them both to leave. Enough is enough. The US is also the aggressor here
pineapplesuit7 on
Start a war and then ask for a ransom to end it lol. What timeline are we living in?
Objective_Mousse7216 on
This protection racket is lucrative, capische?
Andthesuch on
How would that actually stop Iran from continued retaliation? Such art. Such deal.
ChatamKay on
Everything is transactional. Grease the kings hand. It’s disgusting.
Darkone539 on
>“Today we are talking about certain leaks in which the American president is demanding that the GCC states pay approximately $5 trillion if they want this war to continue, and if they want it to stop, they must pay $2.5 trillion to the United States for what has been accomplished over the past period,” Juhouri said.
You what?
UnionGuyCanada on
I know the US and Israel started this, for no valid reason anyone can explain, but if you want it to continue, it will cost enormous sums. If you want us to stop, it will be a deal at only half that enormous amount.
What world does this make sense to anyone?
charlton11 on
How about Israel pay for it?
Ihateporn2020 on
so 2.5 Trillion for all its good work. 5 Trillion to stop the war. but the war is supposedly so productive right…the two don’t really line up.
denied_eXeal on
Imagine going to someone else’s place uninvited, shitting all over it, breaking everything, cancelling their Netflix subscription, killing their pet, throwing sulfuric acid in their swimming pool, grabbing their patio and throwing it at the neighbor and setting their garden shed on fire.
And then, you turn back at them and tell them : hey, I can stop this if you pay me 500k
DidAndWillDoThings on
How many Qatari jets is that?
thisappisgarbage111 on
We are shaking down the entire world to stop bombing it. Trump is fucking pathetic.
wsrs25 on
I thought the war-nonwar-war was over in hours.
PSA for any countries considering this: Get what you want before you spend a dime.
This is President Tiny Handed Mooch we are talking about.
doninside on
US seeks $5 trillion from Gulf states to stop a war they started… At this point what stops the Gulf states to ask China for help instead?
gnome08 on
There was recently a Qatari analyst saying all the Gulf States have just witnessed how all their investment into American companies and to Trump didn’t result in them getting significant enough protection from the United States. None of them are going to commit another 5 trillion if Trump or America cannot stop missiles from hitting the UAE as it is
Truelz on
5 trillion to continue the war, and 2.5 trillion to stop it…. So what does Trump imagine happening if they don’t pay?
eccentricbananaman on
Wow, running a protection racket to stop a war that they started. The recipient of the „prestigious“ FIFA peace prize everyone.
MorwenRaeven on
This is literally Bond villain Bullshit.
IlVeroStronzo on
There would be no need to stop this war if it hadn’t been started
Bashamo257 on
5tril straight into Don’s bank account, I’m sure.
Ranger_242 on
For those of you who didn’t read the article, the implication of these unverified leaks is that Trump wants reimbursement from Gulf States for the attacks on Iran mostly bc those very same Gulf States called for Trump to strike Iran, most notably KSA. Now I’m not here to defend the idiocy that is Trump’s foreign policy or apologize for his egregiously moronic decision to fight this war despite being repeatedly warned against it. This just seems more like Trump clutching for whatever dollars from foreign powers he can in order to mitigate the massive political hit he’s taking at home over this.
deleted-ID on
Lmfao. That’s extortion
AmbitiousDistrict374 on
Trump has got a grift for everything.
Skinnieguy on
Elect a mob boss, you get mob boss mentality
jcrestor on
Wat? “You know that war I started against your will and without consultation? Yeah, about that, you are also going to pay for it.“
We are living in the dumbest timeline.
dereksmalls1985 on
„we’re gonna build the best and hugest wall around Iran and Iran will pay for it!“
– Trump, probably in the future
ken-doh on
At this point the US is an absolute joke.
i_am_13th_panic on
Oil sanctions were lifted on russia and iran due to the current situation. Now everyone knows how to get sanctions to be lifted by Trump.
There is no way this war will be over any time soon and probably not by the US’s choice.
Tacitblue1973 on
You broke it, you bought it. Pony up Donnie.
DJPho3nix on
So it’s extortion. Got it.
Illustrious-Job-6390 on
This is so stupid that it has to be fake.
…..right?
Mannipx on
Lmao gulf states should just give iran 100 billion and ask not to be bombed. Seems like a better deal then whatever this is
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everything is a grift
So a shakedown? Got it.
>according to remarks made by Omani journalist Salem al-Juhouri on BBC Arabic.
>There has been no official confirmation from U.S. or Gulf authorities regarding the claims. The remarks remain based on reported “leaks” cited during the BBC Arabic broadcast.
The best (worst?) part is that this isn’t even hard to believe about Americans these days…
An extortion racket
Extortion? We are the baddies guys.
Yay. The US is blatantly acting like mobsters now. Wonder where Diaper Don picked that one up from
>“Today we are talking about certain leaks in which the American president is demanding that the GCC states pay approximately $5 trillion if they want this war to continue, and if they want it to stop, they must pay $2.5 trillion to the United States for what has been accomplished over the past period,” Juhouri said.
He’s a journalist for BBC Arabic. Currently, he’s discussing a supposed leak.
There is an active propaganda campaign going on with both sides lying heavily and pushing narratives so it’s hard to be certain of anything. That being said, in my personal opinion, I absolutely believe Trump would try and push something like this.
Is this above the 18 trillion he already claimed to be bringing from the Middle East back to the US as investments?
So, this is a blackmail scheme? That was the objective?
Imagine if the Saudis pulled out of their AI investments here in our stock market and cancelled their data center infrastructure to pay this lol would send economy spiraling
Why not round up to a cool gajillion?
Grift yes, and no one can be sure that money will go to a good/useful place. I don’t trust this regime based on the pedophile, felon, rapist, con man running the show!
„I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.“
Smedley T. Butler. US most decorated marine at the time.
Starting a war that drags your allies in, and then using that as a basis to extort those same allies is so unbelievably scummy and despicable I can’t wrap my head around it.
So why in the fuck are they only asking Iran to leave their embassies? Ask them both to leave. Enough is enough. The US is also the aggressor here
Start a war and then ask for a ransom to end it lol. What timeline are we living in?
This protection racket is lucrative, capische?
How would that actually stop Iran from continued retaliation? Such art. Such deal.
Everything is transactional. Grease the kings hand. It’s disgusting.
>“Today we are talking about certain leaks in which the American president is demanding that the GCC states pay approximately $5 trillion if they want this war to continue, and if they want it to stop, they must pay $2.5 trillion to the United States for what has been accomplished over the past period,” Juhouri said.
You what?
I know the US and Israel started this, for no valid reason anyone can explain, but if you want it to continue, it will cost enormous sums. If you want us to stop, it will be a deal at only half that enormous amount.
What world does this make sense to anyone?
How about Israel pay for it?
so 2.5 Trillion for all its good work. 5 Trillion to stop the war. but the war is supposedly so productive right…the two don’t really line up.
Imagine going to someone else’s place uninvited, shitting all over it, breaking everything, cancelling their Netflix subscription, killing their pet, throwing sulfuric acid in their swimming pool, grabbing their patio and throwing it at the neighbor and setting their garden shed on fire.
And then, you turn back at them and tell them : hey, I can stop this if you pay me 500k
How many Qatari jets is that?
We are shaking down the entire world to stop bombing it. Trump is fucking pathetic.
I thought the war-nonwar-war was over in hours.
PSA for any countries considering this: Get what you want before you spend a dime.
This is President Tiny Handed Mooch we are talking about.
US seeks $5 trillion from Gulf states to stop a war they started… At this point what stops the Gulf states to ask China for help instead?
There was recently a Qatari analyst saying all the Gulf States have just witnessed how all their investment into American companies and to Trump didn’t result in them getting significant enough protection from the United States. None of them are going to commit another 5 trillion if Trump or America cannot stop missiles from hitting the UAE as it is
5 trillion to continue the war, and 2.5 trillion to stop it…. So what does Trump imagine happening if they don’t pay?
Wow, running a protection racket to stop a war that they started. The recipient of the „prestigious“ FIFA peace prize everyone.
This is literally Bond villain Bullshit.
There would be no need to stop this war if it hadn’t been started
5tril straight into Don’s bank account, I’m sure.
For those of you who didn’t read the article, the implication of these unverified leaks is that Trump wants reimbursement from Gulf States for the attacks on Iran mostly bc those very same Gulf States called for Trump to strike Iran, most notably KSA. Now I’m not here to defend the idiocy that is Trump’s foreign policy or apologize for his egregiously moronic decision to fight this war despite being repeatedly warned against it. This just seems more like Trump clutching for whatever dollars from foreign powers he can in order to mitigate the massive political hit he’s taking at home over this.
Lmfao. That’s extortion
Trump has got a grift for everything.
Elect a mob boss, you get mob boss mentality
Wat? “You know that war I started against your will and without consultation? Yeah, about that, you are also going to pay for it.“
We are living in the dumbest timeline.
„we’re gonna build the best and hugest wall around Iran and Iran will pay for it!“
– Trump, probably in the future
At this point the US is an absolute joke.
Oil sanctions were lifted on russia and iran due to the current situation. Now everyone knows how to get sanctions to be lifted by Trump.
There is no way this war will be over any time soon and probably not by the US’s choice.
You broke it, you bought it. Pony up Donnie.
So it’s extortion. Got it.
This is so stupid that it has to be fake.
…..right?
Lmao gulf states should just give iran 100 billion and ask not to be bombed. Seems like a better deal then whatever this is