Trump open to ending Iran talks, maintaining naval blockade
L'essentiel
- President Trump stated he is fine with terminating negotiations with Iran and ready to maintain the US naval blockade indefinitely.
- He indicated this would not lead to hostilities but a "silent" stance with the blockade in place, adding the US can wait as long as Iran wants as they are "losing a fortune."
Résumé généré par IA
Pourquoi c'est important
Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran had stopped exchanging messages with Washington in protest against escalation by Israel in Lebanon. The US and Iran had been exchanging messages on a draft agreement for extending a ceasefire and resuming navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump said that he’s fine with terminating negotiations with Iran and is ready to maintain America's current naval blockade for as long as necessary, NBC News journalist Garrett Haake said on X.
"President Trump tells me he's not heard from Iran on reports they're suspending talks w/ the US, but if true, its ok," the journalist wrote.
According to Trump, this does not mean a resumption of hostilities.
"It doesn't mean we're going to go and start dropping bombs all over there. We'll just go silent. We'll keep the blockade. Blockade is a piece of steel," Haake quotes the American leader as saying.
When asked if he was ready to wait for Tehran's decision, Trump said that he "can wait as long as they want. They are losing a fortune."
Earlier, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran had stopped exchanging messages with Washington in protest against the escalation by Israel in Lebanon. The United States and Iran exchanged messages on the draft agreement providing for the extension of the ceasefire and the resumption of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Questions ouvertes
- Will Iran respond to Trump's statement?
- What specific actions constitute the "escalation by Israel in Lebanon" that prompted Iran's message suspension?
- What is the current status of the US naval blockade?
- What are the specific terms of the draft agreement that was being discussed?
