New statements regarding the resumption of negotiations with Iran were made by the president of . He said in an interview with the New York Post that talks with Pakistan may resume in the next two days.
“You’d better stay there, really, because something could happen in the next couple of days and we’re more willing to go there,” Trump reportedly said.
He also said Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir was doing an “excellent job” in the talks.
“He’s fantastic and that’s why we’re more likely to go back there,” Trump added.
At the same time, the US blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz remains in force. Iran accuses the US of violating international law and openly threatens US allies in the region.
But what does Donald Trump want to achieve and what are the dangers of this, for many, his bold plan?
Trump’s plan reminiscent of Lincoln
It is clear that Donald Trump’s goal is to cause an economic suffocation in Tehran. The American president is betting on two things. One is the pressure on Tehran and the second is to “put” other countries into the equation. It is clear that Trump would like China to come in and put pressure on Iran to accept US terms.
used by Northerners during the US Civil War. The navy blockaded the coasts and forbade the southern states to import manufactured goods from Europe and, above all, to prevent them from exporting cotton—the heart of their economy. Ultimately, this plan cut off more than 90% of the South’s international trade and was a major factor in the North’s victory.
Iran’s tactics
Meanwhile, Iran is considering a passage through the Strait of Hormuz to avoid a direct confrontation with the US navy amid a blockade by Donald Trump and not to undermine a new round of peace talks, according to a source familiar with internal deliberations in Tehran.
As Bloomberg reports, this possible move reflects the intention of the Iranian leadership to prevent an immediate escalation at a particularly sensitive diplomatic time, as Washington and Tehran try to arrange the details of a new diplomatic meeting.
