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Trump Threatens Apocalypse, Then Secretly Shakes Hands With Iran By Pager

Trump Threatens Apocalypse, Then Secretly Shakes Hands With Iran By Pager
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KEY POINTS

  • •Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei authorized negotiators to progress towards a ceasefire amidst assassination threats.
  • •U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff called Iran’s initial counter-proposal a 'disaster,' prompting chaotic amendments exchanged through Pakistani mediators.
  • •By Tuesday, Trump accepted a two-week ceasefire after calls with Netanyahu and Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir, leading U.S. forces to stand down.

On a Monday that might as well have been scripted by a b-movie writer, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei used ancient runner pigeons to send secret peace notes while Trump announced, 'A whole civilization will die tonight.' Over in Pakistan, envoy Steve Witkoff called Iran's initial 10-point counteroffer a 'disaster, a catastrophe,' sparking a chaotic remix of diplomatic drafts passed like hot potatoes between Tehran, Cairo, Ankara, and Washington–plus cameo advice from China. Netanyahu nervously texted Trump while Vice President Vance dialed from Hungary like an international hotline operator. Just 15 minutes after Trump’s tweet about a ceasefire, U.S. forces got the stand-down order. Karoline Leavitt and Pete Hegseth plan press rants to explain how threats saved the day—because nothing says peace like borderline genocidal tantrums.

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Source: Axios | Published: 4/8/2026 | Author: Barak Ravid

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