Iran rejects deal. Attacks Kuwaiti base, Americans injured

[SamuelTheThird]

per Iranian state media and Bloomberg

Things are going swimmingly

[Ocelot II]

1. Was there ever even a deal to reject? These "deals" seem to have been nothing more

than loose agreements for future talks about the possibility of a deal. The quagmire deepens.

[SamuelTheThird]

3. True, deal is over-stated

[Ray Bruns]

25. No!

[Prairie_Seagull]

2. So much worse than a

clusterfuck!

[JBTaurus83]

4. The "deal"

Was to just do whatever Dump demands.

[multigraincracker]

5. Manipulating the market for fun and profit.

[republianmushroom]

8. And a lot of deflection from the Epstein Files.

[hookaleft]

6. link please

not finding it on bloomberg

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Bloomberg has the attack on a US base in Kuwait

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-30/americans-hurt-in-kuwait-as-trump-sends-mixed-signals-on-war

and that's reported elsewhere too. Not sure if "rejected deal" is just OP's opinion.

[SamuelTheThird]

9. https://x.com/World_Affairs11/status/2060609851777073488

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. That appears to be their continued general "we won't be pushed around" rhetoric

when you look at what the Mehr News Agency actually wrote, at https://en.mehrnews.com/news/244874/Iran-rejects-Western-ultimatums-eyes-new-order-for-Hormuz , rather than a specific statement about the proposals (which Trump has also not made a statement about)

[SamuelTheThird]

17. I think you're parsing too much

They aren't accepting what Trump has 'offered'.

[muriel_volestrangler]

18. The Mehr article has nothing about an "offer"

so I'm not sure why you've put it in quotes. The mention of Trump in the article is

'Responding to questions about Trump's statements regarding the elimination of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, Baghaei said, "At this stage, our focus is on ending the war, and we have nothing to say about details related to enrichment and Iran's enriched uranium."'

And, as we all know, Trump hasn't actually made an "offer" yet - he's held a meeting, and then said nothing (who knows why - normally he shoots his mouth off and others have to clear up).

I would say you are reading too much into an Iranian news article.

[SamuelTheThird]

19. lol fine, don't use the word offer

There's not even a framework for the discussions. It's worse than what I'm saying. Nothing is going to be agreed upon and the world is going to slip into an economic depression.

[littlemissmartypants]

26. Here's one. There are several if you want to look.

Americans injured in Iranian missile strike on Kuwaiti airbase

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/americans-injured-in-iranian-missile-strike-on-kuwaiti-air-base

The Straits Times is out of Singapore but also does world news.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. BREAKING: Iran Launches Missile at U.S.-Linked Base in Kuwait Reported Injuries ⚡️🇮🇷

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[surfered]

12. Prayers for the troops, curses for those who launched this unnecessary war.

[gulliver]

13. "Iranian state media"

I'm not seeing it on WaPo, NYT, or WSJ. Do you have a link to Bloomberg?

I personally think even saying "Iranian state media" on DU should trigger the kookiness rule. We're getting to the midterms, and there's nothing Republicans would like better than to see references to that.

Honestly, it should be enough to reiterate the simple fact that the Iranian Islamic Republic regime is nothing but bigots and theocrats. Google it if you have any doubt.

[ImNotGod]

14. I'm not seeing this reported on any mainstream including Guardian, the bloom link is pay only so who knows. nt

[nitpicked]

16. Checked BBC, the Independent and AP

Still no confirmation.

[SamuelTheThird]

15. So we shouldn't pay attention to what Iran's media says?

What you're saying makes no sense. If you don't want to know the news, don't read it.

[gulliver]

20. It's what the Republicans would love us to post

It's not even progressive or liberal. Just look up the Iranian Islamic Republic and what its composed of. It's billionaires. It's oligarchs. It's theocrats. It's homophobes. It's about as patriarchal as you can get.

They have nothing to say that anyone should care about. The good news is, anyone who cares what Iranian Islamic Republic state media has to say can Google them. It can be very freeing.

[SamuelTheThird]

21. What you're saying is rather bizarre

Pointing out what Iran's government is saying is not an endorsement of theocracy, anymore than reporting what Hegseth is saying is an endorsement of christian theocracy.

And no one's vote is going to hinge on reporting what Iran's media is saying. Maybe something llike -oh I dont know- gas prices is what people will vote on

[gulliver]

23. "State media"

And it's the Iranian Islamic Republic. Theocratic. Patriarchal. Homophobic in the extreme. Bigoted. And we haven't even brought up murderous.

Murderous.

Why not look up the Manson Family Gazette? It's probably out there. No links please.

[SamuelTheThird]

24. Theocratic. Patriarchal. Homophobic in the extreme. Bigoted.

Yes or no. Give me a yes or no answer. Do those words describe Pete Hegseth or not? I bet you won't be able to answer a simple yes or no answer like that.

Frankly, your complaint is pretty silly. It's state media. It's an accurate description. It's not a term of flattery in anyone's head except yours.

[Buckeyeblue]

22. The handing of Iran and Ukraine are maybe the worst foreign policy decisions in our country's history

If you think about it, the lack of support for Ukraine and the Iran aggression are on a world wide scale much worse the W's Iraq war and you could argue it is worse than the escalation in Vietnam.

I know the 55k families that lost someone in Vietnam, along with the countless others who dealt with the physical and psychological aftermath would argue differently.

But I'm looking on the scale of the world. Trump has sided with Putin. He seems to have no interest in containing China. And with Iran, he is putting much of the world's energy supply at risk.

He is a mess. And should be removed from office.

[Cheezoholic]

27. Its Saturday. By Tueday there will be an semblance of a deal again. Humpy Dumpty and friends n/t

[ashredux]

28. Remember, deal on...deal off, market up market down

It’s all about the Benjamins…..

[chowder66]

29. I wonder how many more millions of dollars Trump will give Iran for injuring our troops.

Seems to me he's paying them to kill or injure Americans.

[BidenRocks]

30. The military does not have to follow illegal orders.

Without congressional approval, these are illegal orders!
If we stop attacking, what is chump going to do? Sue the entire military.

I should feel bad when we are attacked, but this is how war works.
Chump thinks we are above retaliation!

Leading like a true draft dodging coward and loser!

No HONOR!

[marble falls]

31. It will get worse. If the US couldn't sort things out in Afghanistan in 12 years after the Russians couldn't ...

... sort things out in 8 years. Iran will continue to prove a very resilient "weaker" opponent.

The only way the US comes out of this a winner is for TACO and Hogsbreath to declare a decisive victory and march troops down 5th avenue in New York.