It looks as if Iran is just playing for time to regroup and to dig in. We will soon see whether they are serious or not re a peace deal.
Iran State Media Says Trump’s Optimistic Claims On Deal Are “Mix Of Truth & Lies”
Ghalibaf: “We have no trust in guarantees or words.“
That’s a common tactic of these taqiyya gigolos. Being notorious deceivers, they project their villainy onto their opponents to gain concessions. ‘Give us something so we can trust you’ might work with previous administrations, but Trump is not one to be fooled.
- Trump repeats conditions on Iran for lifting US naval blockade, oil pushed lower. Fars responds: “Mix of truth & lies.”
- Trump vows to ‘unearth’ and gain control of nuclear dust in ‘cooperation’ with Iran and/or China, says no money will be exchanged with Iran, and that it ‘must agree’ to never have a nuclear weapon (Truth Social).
- NY Times reports surprising element of the Iran peace draft deal: a proposed investment fund for Iran – reportedly $300 billion.
- Tehran confirms MOU stalled, but is being reviewed, amid lack of trust in negotiating with Washington.
- The Revolutionary Guards said any renewed conflict would spread “far beyond the region,” threatening “crushing blows” and “utter ruin” in places opponents “cannot even imagine.”
Trump: Iran’s Uranium will be unearthed by the United States; Fars: Trump’s claims “mix of truth and lies”
These Truth Social messages are starting to appear uncannily similar to ones already issued weeks ago. But this seems more confirmation that there is no MOU which has been ‘finalized’ – but that some key things have been agreed to.
- Trump is again saying the US will get the ‘nuclear dust’
- Iran “must agree” to never have a nuclear weapon
- No toll system for Hormuz
- Removal of all sea mines
- “No money will be exchanges until further notice.”
In the meantime, Iran’s ongoing threats of an escalated, protracted war happen to be very clear:
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The Revolutionary Guards said any renewed conflict would spread “far beyond the region,” threatening “crushing blows” and “utter ruin” in places opponents “cannot even imagine.”
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Promethean Action: How Trump Is Remaking the Middle East and Entire World Order
Michael Steger: Donald Trump is remaking the entire Middle East in ways only comparable to Alexander the Great. From Turkey and Egypt to Pakistan and India, this is Alexander’s Empire. But until President Trump, this region has been suffocated by British imperial operations. And it’s not only the Middle East. The entire world order is changing.
We’re facing a new Yalta, a conference of major powers that will set the standards for a new era of global growth, and end the era of globalist control. This is a new post-war transformation, and how we think about it will determine its success. Because the Davos crowd wants to keep the focus on small practical terms, incremental gains, control the victory, limit their losses. But this kind of victory they can’t control. This is not the result of pragmatic politics and pollings…
…Erdoğan of Turkey, al-Sisi of Egypt, the Gulf monarchs, the King of Jordan, even Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, the leadership of Pakistan, even Armenia and Azerbaijan, Iran is surrounded. They are facing all of the Muslim powers in the region. Iran might be able to threaten some of the Gulf monarchies, but not the entire region. And Egypt, Turkey, and Pakistan each have armies similar in size to Iran. This is the coup President Trump is pulling off.
No one thought any president would ever do this. The entire Middle East has been reorganized by President Trump’s diplomatic effort. He has recruited the region into a coherent system of nations for mutual benefits. They’re not there yet, but that’s the goal. That’s what he’s pulling them into.
He’s composing this solution to end the scourge of empire, to take the crossroads of the world and turn it into a new economic region of energy, trade, and industry. This is Alexander the Great with the American spirit, and it’s not limited to the Persian Gulf. There’s a higher-level flank because under globalization, the whore of Babylon that Alexander had hoped to destroy has now metastasized around the entire world. This is why President Trump is pushing the Abraham Accords. Formally, it’s the recognition of Israel, but at its core, it’s the establishment of a new treaty of sovereign nations.
It’s the formal rejection not only of the caliphate idea but of the liberal empire of globalization. It’s a renewed commitment to a system of nations. It’s a global treaty. Alexander the Great attempted to end empire through direct conflict. Today, what President Trump is doing is creating an even greater cultural change.