Public Occurrences April 17, 2026

I really think Trump can't help lying. “He has this fictional narrative in his head like a screenwriter.”--David Cay Johnston, author of The Making of Donald Trump.

Reality has to conform to what is in his head; his head does not conform to reality.

NO Deal to transfer enriched U to U.S.

Speaker of Iran’s parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that seven recent claims that US President Donald Trump made regarding Iran “were false”, and warned that the Strait of Hormuz “will not remain open” if the US blockade of Iranian ports continues.

"Iran's enriched uranium is not ⁠going to be transferred anywhere; transferring uranium to the United States has not been ​an option for us," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei later told state TV.

I believe the Omani rep who said Iran is the one normally telling the truth in this war.

Al Jezeera
8:39 pm:

US to recover uranium from Iran at a 'leisurely pace', Trump tells Reuters

Okay...

"We'll bring it back to the United States." 

"Iran's enriched uranium is not ⁠going to be transferred anywhere; transferring uranium to the United States has not been ​an option for us," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei later told state TV.

Whatevs

1:36 pm:

Iran Completely Opens Strait, Oil Price Plumets, Stock Market at All-Time High--Trump Wins