Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle
The White House is weighing sanctions and a naval blockade as talks falter, with officials saying Iran’s oil loadings have dropped below 500,000 barrels a day.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump said the United States is "low-keying" negotiations with Iran, describing the country as "in very bad shape" economically and "only semi-negotiating" with Tehran.
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei appointed hard-line former commander Mohsen Rezaei as leader of the Supreme National Security Council late Sunday, elevating a vocal skeptic of U.S. talks.
- Tehran issued demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including lifting all U.S. sanctions, ending the naval blockade, and halting attacks on proxy groups across Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and Gaza.
- Global benchmark Brent crude traded at $83 per barrel Monday morning, down from a peak of $114 in May, as uncertainty surrounding the Strait persists amid closed shipping lanes.
- Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed Sunday strikes against a Saudi Aramco 400,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Yemen, marking the second blaze at the complex in a month.
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Trump Drops Huge News — 'People Will Be Very Happy’
President Donald Trump says the United States has several options remaining in its confrontation with Iran as he considers what direction to take after months of warfare, negotiations and a fragile cease-fire. One approach, according to Trump, would require neither an immediate military escalation nor a new agreement with Tehran, because he believes pressure already being applied by Washington could eventually produce the result he wants. Trump …
What Happened to America’s War Goals in Iran? Battered Tehran Turns Tables on Washington
Who was forced to make peace: how the US war aims in Iran shifted from eliminating its nuclear capabilities to "opening” the Strait of Hormuz? This is the third part of the "Geopolitics in Simple Terms” series on the US war with Iran and its consequences. Read Part I of the series: America's military machine in Iran war From 'Bad Obama Deal' to Trump's War The history of the current conflict began long before the first missiles were launched. In…
The bombings have stopped, but Iranians are still feeling the consequences of the war in the form of rising prices and increased poverty. Trump hopes to use this to his advantage. While the president's new strategy is also risky.
Trump's Iran strategy is the one America needs
America is engaged in negotiations to end the war in Iran on terms favorable to the United States. It is difficult to believe this will be achieved through negotiations alone, however hopeful President Trump is about the prospects. Like many Americans, the president wishes to bring this war to a close. After all, America is not the policeman of the world. Nor is the U.S. the protector of the Middle East.When the United States spends the blood an…
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