Trump Takes The World Off A Cliff.
Deep State Trump Holds The World Hostage.
Trying to define Donald Trump’s position with respect to Iran is akin to watching a weather vane in a hurricane… i.e., it is spinning wildly in all directions. Consider the following statments that President Trump:
Trying to define Donald Trump’s position with respect to Iran is akin to watching a weather vane in a hurricane… i.e., it is spinning wildly in all directions.
Axios reported on Saturday that the Trump team is scrambling to try to resurrect direct negotiations:
President Trump said Friday that he was considering “winding down” the war, though U.S. officials said the expectation was there would still be two to three additional weeks of fighting. In the meantime, Trump’s advisers want to start laying groundwork for diplomacy.
Behind the scenes: Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are involved in the discussions around potential diplomacy, sources say.
Any deal to end the war would need to include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, address Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and also establish a long-term agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missiles and support for proxies in the region.
There has been no direct contact between the U.S. and Iran in recent days, though Egypt, Qatar and the U.K. have all passed messages between the two, a U.S. official and two additional sources with knowledge said. Egypt and Qatar have informed the U.S. and Israel that Iran is interested in negotiating, but with very tough terms.
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