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The movements of the Trump Administration of recent weeks regarding Iran seem like a already seen con what happened in Venezuela: veiled threats of very harsh consequences if they do not bow to the interests of the United States, fruitless negotiations and a massive buildup of military forces in the region… for another attack?
After the superfluous diplomatic contacts last week, President Trump resumed his warnings to Tehran this Thursday. He said the results for Tehran will be “very traumatic” if it does not sign an agreement to limit its nuclear program. “If we can’t, we will have to go to a second phase. The second phase will be very hard for them. “I don’t want that,” said the president.
The statements coincide with another key episode. As they advance The New York Times and the agency Associated PressTrump has ordered the deployment of the largest and most powerful aircraft carrier of the US Navy to the waters of the Middle East, where it will join another that arrived a couple of weeks ago and several destroyers equipped with guided missiles.
Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff, with Jared Kushner, shakes hands with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi on Friday, ahead of high-level talks with Iran in Oman.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman
He USS Gerald R. Fordwhich can carry more than 75 aircraft, including fighters, early warning aircraft and helicopters, was until now in the Caribbean and was used as the spearhead for the lightning military operation of the special forces that resulted in the capture of the Venezuelan autocrat Nicolas Maduro on January 3rd.
“I guess over the next month or so,” Trump said Thursday in response to a question about his timeline for reaching a hypothetical deal with Tehran over its nuclear program. “It should happen quickly. They should reach an agreement very soon“The president already ordered the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities last June, during the brief war with Israel.
Trump met with the Israeli prime minister at the White House on Wednesday, Benjamin Netanyahuto address tensions in the Middle East. Although Washington is currently opting to exhaust diplomatic channels, Tel Aviv is pressing to force Tehran to also reduce its ballistic missile program and military support for groups such as Hamas or Hezbollah.
Delegations from the United States and Iran concluded a round of indirect talks last Friday on the Iranian nuclear program in the Oman capital, Muscat, and agreed to carry out further contacts thanks to the mediation of the Omani Foreign Minister, Badr al Busaidi. Tehran, however, says it is only willing to negotiate on this issue.
According to the Turkish Foreign Minister, another of the mediators in the negotiations, Washington could be “willing to tolerate” Iran continuing to enrich uranium although with clearly established limits. Trump, just in case, has already launched his order by accumulating military forces with the capacity to hit Iran and have a better negotiating asset.