CNN: Trump’s deadline looms: US President Donald Trump said Iran could be “taken out in one night,” which “might” be Tuesday — a deadline he set for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He wouldn’t say whether the war is winding down, calling it a “critical period” that depends on Iran’s actions.
Rejected ceasefire proposal: Trump earlier Monday called a proposal drafted by countries working to implement 45-day ceasefire a “significant step” but “not good enough.” Iran rejected the proposal and called for a permanent end to the war, according to Iranian state-run media…
Hopes Fade for Deal With Iran Ahead of Tuesday-Night Deadline
Now, as everyone from Vice President JD Vance to top Middle Eastern spy chiefs push for a last-ditch cease-fire, Iranian officials are telling mediators they expect the same pattern to play out again, U.S. officials and mediators said. Trump also could extend the deadline, something he has also done multiple times already.
Some U.S. officials say there is too large a gap to narrow between the U.S. and Iranian positions before Trump’s 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline. Meanwhile, Iranian officials have told mediators that they expect the U.S. will continue to attack targets in their war-torn country and Israel to keep conducting airstrikes to take out senior Iranian officials—even if negotiations with the U.S. move forward, Arab officials familiar with the matter said…
Trump Says Iran Cease-Fire Proposal Is ‘Not Good Enough’ as Deadline Approaches
If Iran does not agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening, Mr. Trump has threatened to launch a massive attack targeting bridges, power plants and other civilian facilities that would, in his words, send Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” But the president has also extended self-imposed deadlines in recent weeks, and diplomats around the world were asking whether Mr. Trump would find an off-ramp again or if he would follow through this time with what could be a gigantic conflagration…
Iran’s 10-Point Proposal Demands an End to Attacks and Sanctions
Two senior Iranian officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive negotiations, said the proposal included a guarantee that Iran would not be attacked again, an end to Israeli strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and the lifting of all sanctions.
In return, Iran would lift its de facto blockade of the key shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran would also impose a fee of roughly $2 million per ship that it would split with Oman, which sits across the strait. Iran would use its share of the proceeds to reconstruct infrastructure destroyed by American and Israeli attacks, rather than demand direct compensation, according to the plan…
Vance is on standby in Iran talks
Vice President JD Vance is on standby, prepared to jump into sensitive negotiations with Iran if backchannel talks advance to the point of a direct meeting with Iranian officials.
The talks, currently, are led by Steve Witkoff, the president’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, but Vance could be tagged in if the pair make sufficient progress, according to a person familiar with the talks granted anonymity to discuss them. It is not clear what Iran might need to offer…
Pentagon’s new plans in Iran give Trump a way out of war crime accusations
The Pentagon is expanding a list of Iranian energy sites it can target for attacks to include ones that provide fuel and power to both civilians and the military, a likely workaround if the administration is accused of war crimes for striking basic infrastructure…
Trump’s many threats of possible war crimes reach a crescendo in Iran
It remains to be seen whether he follows through if there is no deal. He has repeatedly delayed his deadline, which was initially set for two weeks ago, despite little evidence of serious negotiations.
When asked Monday about possibly committing war crimes, Trump said he wasn’t worried about it.
“You know the war crime?” he told reporters at the White House. “The war crime is allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon…
Escalation Would Make Trump’s Epic Iran Mistake Worse
Donald Trump’s threats to bomb Iran are based on the “escalate to de-escalate” doctrine, which rarely works due to the need for trust and a willingness to endure public capitulation.
The US president needs to find a way out of the conflict, as every new day brings the risk of new unwanted consequences, including harm to the entire world economy.
It is time to de-escalate and find other ways of achieving US goals in Iran, as the current approach has failed and risks making the US guilty of war crimes against the Iranian population.
Trump threatens to jail unspecified reporter over airmen rescue leaks
The public revelation complicated the administration’s military rescue efforts in Iran, Trump said at a White House press conference on Monday, which officials were trying to keep quiet following the successful recovery of the first airman on Friday.
“We’re going to go to the media company that released it, and we’re going to say, ‘National security, give it up or go to jail,’” Trump said, as he detailed the two separate rescues of the crew members shot down over Iran last week. “The person that did the story will go to jail if he doesn’t say.”…
Injured US Airman in Iran Used Boeing Device to Signal Rescuers
The Air Force airmen used a standard issue Boeing Co. communications device to alert their comrades and signal their locations.
The device, called the Boeing Combat Survivor Evader Locator, or CSEL, provides secure two-way over-the-horizon, near real time data communications and precise military Global Positioning System.
The CSEL was crucial to locating the two-man crew after their F-15E warplane was hit by a shoulder-fired missile, and helped rescue forces communicate with the survivors via voice communications to aid in their recovery.
Trump Says U.S. Used Deception, ‘Subterfuge’ in Rescue Operation for Downed Aviator
“A lot of it was subterfuge. We wanted to have them think he was in a different location, because they had a vast military force out there, thousands, thousands of people were looking,” Trump said at a press conference on Monday.
The U.S. had “seven different locations” to confuse Iranians looking for the aviator, Trump said…
Jamie Dimon warns that the Iran war could bring an economic ‘skunk’ to the party
Jamie Dimon is warning that the US-Israeli war with Iran could lead to another round of persistent inflation and higher interest rates that could sink the US economy into a recession and redefine the global economic order.
“Then again, it may not,” Dimon hedged…
UK to host meeting on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz after war
Conference comes after Donald Trump warns western allies they will have to secure the strategically important waterway…
US weapons or China’s friendship? Trump’s Iran war volatility reignites debate for Taiwan
For some, the war in Iran has raised urgent questions about how much attention the US can sustain if multiple crises unfold at once. Delays in arms deliveries, depletion of weapon stockpiles and President Donald Trump’s transactional approach to allies and partners all reinforce those doubts…
Allies Fear They Are Tied to an Erratic U.S. and Now Have Nowhere to Turn
“The United States is unpredictable,” said Roderich Kiesewetter, a lawmaker from Germany’s ruling party, echoing a widespread sentiment in Europe. “It’s not a reliable partner anymore for the Western world.”
Their quandary is that nobody else can substitute for America’s military and economic might in the foreseeable future. China and Russia also carry out predatory policies. It will take time for middle-sized democracies in Europe and Asia to wean themselves from dependencies on America and to intensify cooperation among themselves…
Maga stands by Trump on Iran — for now
On the streets of small-town Georgia, the president’s base is backing the war as swing voters waver…
Ukraine’s Lesson for Trump: Military Dominance Opens Waterways
Kyiv pushed Russia’s Black Sea Fleet back from its main maritime export channel, safeguarding critical exports of grain…
‘We Have Been Punished Enough’: Iranians Fear Trump’s Threatened Escalation
Worried about hits to infrastructure, many are now buying generators and packing survival kits…
Trump’s Ultimatum Target List in Iran
An escalation shouldn’t punish the people more than the regime…
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