{"id":9318,"date":"2026-05-12T18:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9318"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:43:22","slug":"damn-thing-is-going-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9318","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Damn thing is going nowhere&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014\u00a0Sen. Lindsey Graham went off on China and Pakistan, accusing both countries of propping up Iran and undermining peace talks with the Islamic Republic. <\/p>\n<p>The hawkish senator and staunch backer of the war campaign seized on a CBS News report that Pakistan allowed Iranian jets to park in its airfields and China\u2019s oil purchases from the regime. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecretary Hegseth, if the mediator is allowing reconnaissance aircraft from Iran to be parked in Pakistani air bases, do you think that\u2019s consistent with being a fair mediator?\u201d Graham (R-SC) asked Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sen. Lindsey Graham publicly tore into Pakistan and raised skepticism about its intentions during the negotiations with Iran. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Pentagon honcho dodged the question during his testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense while defending the Pentagon\u2019s fiscal year 2027 budget request.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Follow The Post\u2019s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Pakistan, which has mediated the talks between the US and Iran for weeks, drawing effusive praise from President Trump, denied that report and claimed the regime\u2019s planes were there for negotiations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t trust Pakistan as far as I can throw them,\u201d Graham answered. \u201cIf they actually do have Iranian aircraft parked in Pakistan bases to protect the Iranian military assets, that tells me we should be looking maybe for somebody else to mediate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo wonder this damn thing is going nowhere,\u201d he added. \u201cBut when it comes to Pakistan and China\u2014 enough already.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pakistan has been mediating talks between the US and Iran for weeks. <span class=\"credit\">Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs insisted that the country has remained impartial during the talks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Iranian aircraft currently parked in Pakistan arrived during the ceasefire period and bear no linkage whatsoever to any military contingency or preservation arrangement,\u201d it said in a statement. \u201cAssertions suggesting otherwise are speculative, misleading, and entirely detached from the factual context.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Talks between the US and Iran have dragged out for weeks beyond the initial timeframe given for the cease-fire.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Trump publicly smacked down Iran\u2019s latest \u201cunacceptable\u201d offer and declared a day later that the cease-fire with the regime is on \u201cmassive life support.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>President Trump is set to become the first US president to visit China in nearly a decade.  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Graham, who has Trump\u2019s ear on key policy decisions, also tore into China ahead of the president\u2019s upcoming three-day visit to Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>The senator noted that China is estimated to have purchased about 90% of Iran\u2019s oil exports, in a critical financial boost to the regime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump, when you go to China, realize that the person you\u2019re talking to is propping up Russia and Iran,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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