Reuters: Trump faces uncertainty as Iran conflict continues with no clear resolution
Iran and Oman are negotiating an interim arrangement as Trump weighs airstrikes or a status quo that could prolong the conflict.
- President Trump faces a critical choice between accepting an interim Iran-Oman deal granting Tehran supervision of the Strait of Hormuz or launching new airstrikes as the six-month conflict drags on.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists the Strait must remain an open, toll-free international waterway, but an emerging interim deal would formalize Iranian oversight of the vital shipping conduit the Trump administration had vowed to prevent.
- Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies warned The Islamic Republic is forcing President Trump into a "lose-lose proposition" before November, while administration officials accept the conflict will likely persist through the midterms.
- Experts remain skeptical of a final peace agreement, citing the memorandum of understanding Washington and Iran signed in June that quickly unraveled amid criticism over early sanctions relief.
- Jonathan Panikoff, a former deputy intelligence officer for the Middle East, said China, Russia, and North Korea are watching closely and learning what U.S. limitations will be for years to come.
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Donald Trump Lost the Iran War
The war began on 28 February with little public explanation. The administration did not make a full case to Congress or to the country, and polling by Marquette now finds overwhelming majorities of Americans opposed. Five months in, the stated objectives have shifted from regime change to Iran's nuclear programme to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
A Defense of the President’s Strategy in Iran
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...
Qazvin - Friday prayer Imam Alvand stated that America is caught in the power equation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and said: "Iran is not a country that will be brought to its knees by empty threats."
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The Straits TimesTrump’s Iran dilemma: He’s stuck in war with no exit in sight
WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump’s war against Iran now in its sixth month, this week’s flurry of threats and diplomacy has underscored the ever-tighter bind he finds himself in as he tries to extricate the U.S. from an unpopular conflict he originally claimed would last just weeks. The post Trump’s Iran dilemma: He’s stuck in war with no exit in sight appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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