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12. The Iranians played on trump's stupidity and mental illnesses to get this deal
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:25 AM
Jun 17

The Iranians know that trump is mentally ill and used that knowledge to get a deal

This is brilliant. Everyone knows he's crazy as his handlers deny it excessively. Iran knew what we all know & used it to their advantage. Lousy deal for us, fab move for them.

Iranians say addressing Trump’s 'mental illness' head on helped secure deal: journalist

www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2...

ScruffyR (NO LISTS!) (@scruffyr.bsky.social) 2026-06-15T16:27:16.969Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2677041558/

The United States and Iran reached a tentative agreement Sunday to bring about an end to the war, which one Iranian official involved in the negotiations credited, in part, to Tehran’s unorthodox approach to addressing what they considered to be President Donald Trump’s “mental illness.”

Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill shared a startling revelation last week that Iranian negotiators had recruited psychologists to help navigate what they believed was Trump’s “impaired mental state.” And on Monday, Scahill provided an update on Iran’s unique approach to the negotiations, which he said Tehran partially credited for Sunday’s success.

“Senior Iranian psychologists began working with the negotiating team to try to cater the messages that the Iranians were sending via mediators back to Donald Trump to try to take into account what they say as his specific mental illness and mental deficiencies,”
Scahill said in an interview with Democracy Now published on Monday.

“Almost quite clinically, they said [they] began to see this process yielding results as [they] worked with psychologists to send these communications to Donald Trump, and they credit that, in part, with getting to this point where Trump finally accepted some version of his manufactured and almost entirely false victory narrative.”

Trump’s cognitive function has come under renewed scrutiny during his second term in office, with The Washington Post reporting last week that the president was assessed by 22 medical specialists during his most recent medical checkup, a figure “nearly double the number of specialists who assessed Trump for his past medical checkups as president.” The president has also been spotted appearing to doze off during important meetings.

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You know he made this up. He hasn't talked to Iran and has to make this where he is the hero. This will blow OLDMDDEM Jun 17 #1
Pulling the Ass out of class purr-rat beauty Jun 17 #2
Trump says..... that's the whole thing right there Nanjeanne Jun 17 #3
He should hear, read or see what they're saying/writing/showing malaise Jun 17 #4
Says the stupid loser dalton99a Jun 17 #5
It's always projection. He's knows he's being laughed at. tman Jun 17 #6
+1 dalton99a Jun 17 #7
lol taco don says what fujiyamasan Jun 17 #8
Watched a video today that hookaleft Jun 17 #11
Because theyre playing you, moron. Johonny Jun 17 #9
It's apparent they're better negotiators than Trump is. surfered Jun 17 #10
The Iranians played on trump's stupidity and mental illnesses to get this deal LetMyPeopleVote Jun 17 #12
Projection. The Iranians are laughing at you right now. sinkingfeeling Jun 17 #13
They probably did, then used it to flatter Trump and get what they wanted. dem4decades Jun 17 #14
This deal is awful Johnny2X2X Jun 17 #15
And the Iranians told Trump he is the most intelligent and handsome man to ever walk the earth. SamKnause Jun 17 #16
Cha-ching lame54 Jun 17 #18
They also adressed him as "Sir". Talitha Jun 17 #19
Insult Michelle then insult Barack... lame54 Jun 17 #17
Every accusation is a confession... Hugin Jun 17 #20
This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #21
But they only thought that, doubtful thou, republianmushroom Wednesday #22
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