Bombing and a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C for Iran?
Trump’s team had hoped to open the strait and let Iran sell oil, but ship attacks and U.S. strikes halted follow-up talks.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump revoked the waiver allowing Iran to sell oil following strikes on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States has bombed more than 170 Iranian military targets over two nights.
- Trump signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17, calling it a "really good deal for Iran," while Iran previously turned over 97% of its stockpile under a 2015 accord signed by President Barack Obama.
- "If they shoot at ships, we're going to knock the hell out of them," Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday, noting the administration now defends the war despite opposing the February 28 attack.
- Describing the situation as a "strategic dead-end," Richard N Haass, a diplomat who served under multiple administrations, warned that increased U.S. attacks prompt Iranians to target Gulf oil and energy infrastructure.
- With no talks currently scheduled, the agreement's 60 days negotiation timeline remains stalled. Many in Iran view diplomatic solutions as a holding pattern, anticipating further Israeli-American attacks while the accord remains effectively over.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Trump needs a Plan C for Iran because so far nothing has worked
The US president had first hoped to bomb Iran into submission and then bribe them by letting them sell their oil, but neither approach has delivered a result.
In the days before the signing of the preliminary agreement between US President Donald Trump and Iran, after a dinner in Versailles — where World War I was officially closed — he and his advisors explained the strategy: the Strait of Ormuz would be reopened to maritime traffic, and the United States would allow Iran to resell billions of dollars in oil. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the subject and …
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