Update: President Trump is not happy with the Iran proposal for peace. Trump said Iran told him that the country is collapsing and they want a deal to open the Strait that would not include the nuclear program.
President Trump has weighed in on Iran’s latest peace offering that postpones nuclear talks until the war has ended, as the conflict remains in a stalemate. Iran and the U.S. are engaged in a dueling blockade in the Strait. However, Iran is the one in jeopardy.
The proposed deal would reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz first and deal with stickier issues later—including talks on nuclear enrichment. According to the New York Times, President Trump has told advisers he is not satisfied with Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, according to multiple people briefed on discussions in the White House Situation Room on Monday.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump and his national-security team are skeptical of Iran’s offer of a deal that would see the Strait of Hormuz open and discussions about its nuclear work tabled, U.S. officials said.
Original Story
The Iran conflict seems to be at a stalemate. As a result, higher energy prices appear certain for months, and a hot war could break out at any moment.
Several U.S. officials told Axios they’re concerned about America getting drawn into a frozen conflict of no war and no deal. Under these conditions, US forces would remain for many months until someone blinks.
Iran’s MoD spokesman Reza Talaei-Nik:
“The US is no longer in a position to dictate its policies to independent nations. America should accept that it must abandon its illegal and irrational demands.”
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This is a worst-case scenario for Republicans ahead of the November elections.
The Iranian Proposal
President Trump is vacillating between launching new military strikes or waiting to see whether his “maximum pressure” financial sanctions make Iran more inclined to negotiate an end to its nuclear weapons program, according to five advisers who have spoken with him.
“All [Iran’s leaders] understand is bombs,” Trump recently told one adviser, who relayed the comment to Axios.
“I would describe him as frustrated but realistic,” the adviser said. “He doesn’t want to use force. But he’s not backing down.”
President Trump is considering an Iranian proposal and discussing it with his national security team, but doing so would mean ending the pressure campaign. Iran offered to negotiate a side deal to open the Strait of Hormuz in return for the U.S. dropping its blockade of ships coming and going from Iran.
He likely won’t do that. It leaves their nuclear program intact.
Trump is also consulting with hawks outside the administration, including the worst warmongers. It includes Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen, retired Army Gen. Jack Keane, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). All are advising Trump to take some form of military action to break the current deadlock.
Dangerous war hawks are probably what got us here, not Israel. Meanwhile, the Strait is held hostage by pirates, sharpshooters, ballistic missiles, and drones.