What seemed like the umpteenth threat or demonstration of military power, as obvious for a world power as it was incapable of resolving the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, has once again received the same card reading from the Iranian authorities. Tehran’s response once again constitutes a clear warning. That they have “their finger on the trigger.”
This response was formulated by the commander of the General Jatam al Anbiya Headquarters, Major General Ali Abdolahi, through a statement released by the news agency. Tasnimlinked to the Revolutionary Guard itself. Abdolahi has been clear in his warning: “We inform the US and its allies not to make a strategic or calculation error again.”
Like the threats of a Trump who is losing patience with the economic cost of the war, Iran has responded by confirming one of Washington’s worst fears, that the time of truce has allowed Tehran to reconfigure its military capabilities. Thus, the general has promised a “rapid, decisive, powerful and extensive” military response, after having passed a process of war preparation.
A possible attack in “two or three days”?
Trump’s announcement last night set off all the alarms in a moment of detente marked by the sending and rejection of proposals from both sides. In fact, the US president assured that the reason why they had demanded a postponement was the advanced state of the negotiations.
“Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and some others asked me if we could postpone it two or three days, a short period, because they believe they are very close to reaching an agreement,” Trump said. However, the response of Iranian diplomacy, through the mouth of its Foreign Minister, Ismail Bagaei, was to point out that these negotiations were continuing in the usual channel, that is, with a new proposal sent to Pakistan to mediate with the US.
