Blockade envy? Trump decides he wants to blockade Hormuz himself:
- US Military Says It Will Blockade Iranian Ports After Ceasefire Talks Ended Without Agreement (Washington Post)
- Trump’s Blockade Threat Raises Risks and Leaves Predicaments Unchanged (BBC)
- UK ‘Not Supporting’ U.S. Iran Blockade as France’s Macron Confirms ‘Multinational’ Talks on the Strait of Hormuz (CNBC)
- Iran Threatens Ports in Mideast as US Military Set to Impose Shipping Blockade (Washington Post)
- US Blockade of Iran Would Worsen Global Energy Crisis, Analysts Say (Aljazeera)
Vance’s line “They have chosen not to accept our terms” sums up Iran’s “biggest problem with the talks, too: The United States, they argue, had not come to negotiate” …
… yet, “Pakistani, Egyptian and Turkish mediators will continue talks with the U.S. and Iran in the coming days in an effort to bridge the remaining gaps and reach a deal to end the war“:
“[T]here are signs that recognition of risk is starting to seep into the backdrop”:
“Accompanied by Israeli settlers under heavy protection from Israeli forces, Ben-Gvir offered Jewish prayers at the site, which is not allowed for non-Muslims as part of the status quo arrangement in place since 1967″ as well as by Jewish law!):
“‘The fact is the president is well within his authority to conduct the strikes that have been conducted,’ Lawler responded over boos”:
- Voters Grill Republican Lawmaker in Crucial Swing District on Iran War (Washington Post)
“If confirmed, China’s delivery of weapons to Iran would ‘mark a departure’ in Beijing’s response to the situation in the Middle East”:
“Washington must go further this time around by creating systems that make a deal more durable and thus much harder for any party to back out of it”:
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