Following the new closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran this Saturday and the attacks on several ships that tried to cross it, the president of the United States, Donald Trumphas described the performance as “a violation of our ceasefire agreement” and has reiterated the threat to destroy Iranian bridges and power plants unless it accepts its conditions.
This was expressed in a publication on his social network where he also considered that the Iranian closure of the strait “is helping them without knowing it” because the US blockade already kept it closed.
“They are the ones who lose with the closed step: 500 million dollars a day! The United States loses nothing. In fact, many ships are heading right now to the United States, Texas, Louisiana and Alaska, to load, courtesy of the Revolutionary Guard, always wanting to play tough!” he expressed.
Likewise, the president has announced in the same publication that His delegation will go to Islamabad tomorrow night to negotiate just before confirming New York Post that hopes to hold the new round of talks with Iran the next day, on the eve of the end of the ceasefire agreed on April 8.
“We are offering a Very fair and reasonable TREATMENT, and I hope they accept it because if they don’t, the United States will destroy all the power plants and all the bridges in Iran. KINDNESS IS OVER!“the president snapped.
Although there has still been no Iranian response to the supposed second round of negotiations in the Pakistani capital, according to ABC Newswhich quotes the US ambassador to the UN, the vice president of the United States, Vance will lead the US delegation for conversations.
However, the New York Post He states that, in principle, the delegation will be made up of his two main advisors in the region: his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Trump, in comments to cadena ABChas warned this Sunday that will reach peace with the Islamic republic whether through dialogue or weapons.
In a brief statement to the American media, he assured that his objective is peace in the region regardless of the price: the agreement, he assured, “is going to happen one way or another, by hook or by crook“.
Ahora corresponde a Irán confirmar si acude al encuentro en la capital paquistaní, escenario en las últimas horas de una masiva operación de seguridad ante la posibilidad de que se concrete esta reunión.
Armored City
The chief commissioner of the capital of Pakistan, Irfan Nawaz Memon, announced this Sunday on social networks that “Heavy transport and public transport in the city are suspended until further notice”.
Its counterpart in the neighbor RawalpindiHasan Waqar Cheema has also confirmed the suspension of public and freight transport from this noon “until further notice.” Rawalpindi has been on alert since Saturday and Islamabad will catch up in the next few hours.
In the first city they have already been deployed more than 10,000 agents and police personnel and have established 600 special checkpoints with strict surveillance of all entry and exit points.
Progress of the talks
Iran’s main negotiator – the speaker of parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf – said this Saturday that the recent Talks with the United States had made progress, but differences on nuclear matters and the Strait of Hormuz still persistedwhile President Donald Trump mentioned “very good talks” with Tehrandespite warning against “blackmail” in relation to this key shipping channel.
“We have made progress, but there is still a lot of distance between us”Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told state media, referring to last weekend’s talks.
“There are some issues that we insist on… They also have red lines. But these issues could be only one or two.”
Trump said the United States was keeping “very positive conversations”but did not give more details.
Despite the supposed good understanding that the US and the Persian country profess, Iran he turned back Saturday to reassert their control over the strait, closing the strategic point again for energy supply.
Iran said it was responding to the continued US blockade of Iranian ports, calling it a violation of the ceasefire.
For his part, the supreme leader, the Ayatollah Mojtaba Khameneireappeared this Saturday and declared that the Iranian navy was prepared to inflict “new and bitter defeats” on its enemies. Trump qualified the measure of “blackmail”although he praised the conversations.
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