Soybeans ...

Trump with Steve Witkoff on Air Force One in March. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images

Dazed and confused along with shell shock applies to Witkoff while Trump blathers on but I digress.
Seems Armageddon has been postponed for at least 3 weeks thanks to the May 14/15 seance
the orange menace is going to have with Xi in China. 

President Trump said Tuesday he's suspending the new U.S. military operation

in the Strait of Hormuz due to progress in the negotiations with Iran

on an agreement to end the war.

Why it matters: The operation to "guide" ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which was launched on Monday, led to an exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran and to Iranian missile attacks on the United Arab Emirates for the first time since the ceasefire was announced a month ago.

What he's saying: "Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries...and, additionally, the fact that Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Because we can't believe a word Trump says, the betting pool on the pause centers on Russia and Xi as they vetoed the Project Freedom backed initiative in the UN and ... selling soybeans to China is a better alternative to crashing the world's economy to meet the demands of Israel wanting to end Iran. 

UN Photo/Manuel Elías A wide view of the UN Security Council chamber
as members meet on the situation in the Middle East.

The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a resolution aiming to boost security in the Strait of Hormuz as the critical shipping corridor remains largely closed to global trade and the transport of humanitarian aid, with war continuing to rage across the region.

Explaining Russia’s vote, Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said that the resolution presented Iranian actions as the sole source of regional tensions while illegal attacks by the United States and Israel were “not mentioned at all”.   

Chinese Ambassador Fu Cong said the draft “failed to capture the root causes and the full picture of the conflict in a comprehensive and balanced manner.”  

He expressed hope that peace and stability would be restored and affirmed China’s commitment to addressing the situation properly by tackling the root causes. 

Iran’s Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said the draft sought “to punish the victim for defending its sovereignty and vital national interests in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while providing political and legal cover for further unlawful acts by the aggressors.” 

Selling soybeans triumphs all.