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Trump Tightens Naval Blockade as Iranian Rial Collapses to Record Low
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Trump tightens naval blockade as Iranian rial collapses to record low
The latest drop follows a currency shock several months ago, when the rial fell from around 1.4 million to 1.6 million per US dollar in under a week, as the war moves turns into an economic clash to exhaust the Iranian regime' options.
Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran seem stalled; however, U.S. President Donald Trump assured that Tehran would be willing to reopen the Strait of Ormuz. Trump's speech is mixed, with statements suggesting a negotiation; on the other hand, he launches war messages to pressure Iran to sign a peace agreement.While all this is happening, the Armed Forces do not desist from the blockade on Iran's shores that began just over two weeks ago in the …
Negotiations are paralysed because Iran requires blockade to be suspended before resuming talks and the U.S. does not want to postpone nuclear issue
– The Iranian armed forces believe that patience has its limits and will end if Washington maintains the "illegal naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz," the Iranian station reported, citing an anonymous source.
US President Donald Trump targeted Tehran's sovereign rights by declaring that he would continue the illegal naval blockade against Iran. Washington's strategy of nuclear blackmail and economic warfare continues to threaten regional peace.
Donald Trump has issued a new warning to Iran, setting as a condition for ending the war that Tehran abandon its nuclear ambitions. At the same time, the Iranian regime insists on the lifting of the US naval blockade of the country and warns of an "unprecedented military response".
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