A script that has been repeating itself, identically, for weeks now. Peace proposals and counterproposals rejected by both sides, threats of a resumption of the conflict that are promptly postponed to allow for further negotiations. Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, with all that this entails for the global economy.
Today, the United States, having rejected Iran's proposal not to include a nuclear ban in a peace agreement, was expected to resume the conflict. But Donald Trump put the brakes on.
"I have suspended the planned attack on Iran because serious negotiations are underway. We have made a lot of progress," the US president said. "This agreement will include," he wrote in Truth, "one fundamental thing: no nuclear weapons for Iran."
The request to halt the attacks came, Trump explained, from Gulf allies Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, who asked him to postpone the resumption of the conflict "by two or three days." "Out of respect for these leaders, I have instructed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Daniel Caine, and the United States Armed Forces that we will not carry out the attack on Iran scheduled for tomorrow, but I have also instructed them to stand ready to proceed with a full-scale attack on Iran at any time if an acceptable agreement is not reached ."
Tehran this morning rejected the tycoon's recent claims about the destruction of Iran's defense capabilities: "A significant part of our military power has not yet been employed, the axis of resistance is now more united and stronger than ever," said Defense Ministry spokesman Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik, dismissing Trump's statements as "falsehood" and "absurdity," as he "continues to spread unfounded claims and lies about our defense capabilities."
(Unioneonline)