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Do you think he'll wait until 8 PM to pull a TACO, or will he do it early? nt (Original Post) bbernardini 17 hrs ago OP
And is that Iran Standard Time, or EST, or PST, GMT leftstreet 17 hrs ago #1
HE claimed it was Eastern ((Daylight time)). nitpicked 16 hrs ago #5
Trump time! leftstreet 16 hrs ago #6
Apparently it's 8 pm EDT LeftInTX 16 hrs ago #9
the deadline is 8pm eastern time April 7 rollin74 16 hrs ago #12
He may pull a Taco BlueKota 17 hrs ago #2
It will likely make no difference if he decides to chicken out. Yonnie3 17 hrs ago #3
Look like he's trying nitpicked 16 hrs ago #7
I see reports that say the US did something and Israel did something in Iran Yonnie3 16 hrs ago #10
TACO isn't real newdeal2 17 hrs ago #4
It'll be timed based on the market and when all of the insider bets have been placed... Hugin 16 hrs ago #8
and here we are trying to predict the actions of a madman Yonnie3 16 hrs ago #11

rollin74

(2,318 posts)
12. the deadline is 8pm eastern time April 7
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:57 AM
16 hrs ago

I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if it gets pushed back again

we’ll see

BlueKota

(5,375 posts)
2. He may pull a Taco
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:06 AM
17 hrs ago

The fear I have is the opposing parties making preemptive strikes, to call his bluff, or just in case he isn't bluffing. He's so far gone mentally he just may be fu..king stupid enough to actually try what he's threatening.

Yonnie3

(19,503 posts)
3. It will likely make no difference if he decides to chicken out.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:12 AM
17 hrs ago

Netanyahu isn't going to chicken out and will push Trump into action.

nitpicked

(1,873 posts)
7. Look like he's trying
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:46 AM
16 hrs ago

At least to elicit an Iranian reaction (or not) that Thump responds to.

Yonnie3

(19,503 posts)
10. I see reports that say the US did something and Israel did something in Iran
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:53 AM
16 hrs ago

I don't trust the reports of who specifically is acting and what specific actions are joint operations.

newdeal2

(5,459 posts)
4. TACO isn't real
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:13 AM
17 hrs ago

Or at least not something you can count on.

He is however not well in the head and will make rash decisions.

Hugin

(37,855 posts)
8. It'll be timed based on the market and when all of the insider bets have been placed...
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:49 AM
16 hrs ago

It's all naked market manipulation at this point.

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