Trump "withdraws from Iran in 2-3 weeks"...Hormuz can't open and end the war
Trump "withdraws from Iran in 2-3 weeks"…Hormuz can't open and end the war
President Trump met with reporters at the Oval Office and said, "We will leave Iran soon," adding, "It is possible to withdraw within two to three weeks." "There is a possibility that an agreement may be reached, but nuclear negotiations with Iran are not necessarily necessary to end the military operation," he said.
Regarding the terms of the end of the war, he said, "Iran is incapacitated enough to return to the Stone Age, making it impossible to secure nuclear weapons in a short period of time." "It will take 15 to 20 years for us to recover the damage we have done to them," he said, adding that he has achieved some of his war goals by weakening Iran's nuclear capabilities.
President Trump will deliver a speech on the war in Iran at 9 p.m. on the following day (10 a.m. on the 2nd in Korean time). The possibility is raised that he will make a unilateral declaration of the end of the war.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there could be decisive action in the Iranian war over the next few days and that he would launch a stronger attack if Iran did not negotiate. The U.S. military is poised to send its third aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, to the Middle East and send special forces to increase operational levels.
Iran also mentioned the end of the war. "Iran does not want war," Iranian President Masood Peschikyan said in a telephone conversation with European Union (EU) President António Costa. "Iran is ready to end the war if there is a guarantee that there will be no additional attack."
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also confirmed that Iran and the U.S. exchanged messages directly and through friendly countries in the region. He denied that he was negotiating with the U.S., saying, "As before, we are receiving messages directly from Steve Witkov, the special envoy to the Middle East."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on the day that Iran has inflicted "five disasters" on the Korean Peninsula that can be compared to the biblical 10 disasters. Specifically, △ nuclear program strike △ ballistic missile facilities destruction △ regime-based incapacitation △ internal security forces pressure △ regime leadership removal. Analysts say that Netanyahu emphasized the outcome of the war in anticipation of the U.S. announcement of an end to the war soon.
If the U.S. declares the end of the war without agreement, it is highly likely that Middle Eastern countries, Europe, and Asia will bear the burden of opening the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said, "The Strait of Hormuz has nothing to do with us," and insisted, "All countries that cannot get aviation oil should buy oil from the U.S. or go to the Strait of Hormuz to get it themselves." Secretary Hegseth also said, "It is not only the U.S. responsibility to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Many countries around the world should prepare to expand their roles."
Meanwhile, expectations spread for the end of the war in Iran, sending three major New York stock markets soaring and international oil prices falling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose 2.49 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite surged 3.8 percent. Brent crude futures fell around 3 percent and WTI futures dropped around 1 percent.
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While Iran was quietly engaged in nuclear negotiations, the U.S. declared the talks collapsed.
With the belief of striking when possible, the U.S. bombed and killed around 40 members of Iran’s leadership.
Bombing across Iran led to missile strikes on other Middle Eastern countries.
Iran’s ultimate means of ending the war—the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz—was never resolved.
The countries that rely on the strait, blocked because of the U.S., were told to resolve it themselves as preparations for ending the war began.
This incident once again showed that America is the world’s bully.
