Iran Again Speaks Out: No Money, No Ceasefire
Iran's Foreign Minister Alagheli reiterated the previous two conditions during an interview with an Arab media outlet: For Iran to stop the war, the United States and Israel must guarantee that there will be no more fighting in the future, and they must also compensate Iran for the damage caused by this attack.
How is this possible? Let's set aside whether the United States and Israel are willing to promise Iran that there will be no more fighting. As for the compensation issue, it sounds like a fairy tale. Usually, compensation is a condition imposed by the victor on the defeated. If the United States agrees to compensate Iran, wouldn't that mean that the United States has lost this conflict and been defeated by Iran?
But the current situation doesn't seem to be that way. Although Iran has shown resilience and hasn't collapsed, it is still very far from victory and having the upper hand on the battlefield. In fact, it's hard to see that Iran currently meets this condition. Moreover, looking at the destruction caused by the United States and Israel to Iran, if converted into money, it would be a huge sum. Therefore, Trump himself would certainly dismiss Iran's compensation conditions, and even feel amused about them in his heart.
However, from these conditions proposed by Iran, it can be seen that the fire of war will not end in the short term.
At the same time, Reuters also disclosed a piece of information: Gulf countries have been secretly mediating between the United States and Iran to achieve a ceasefire, but Trump refused mediation and clearly stated that he wanted to continue the war. On March 14, Trump told NBC: At this stage, he was unwilling to reach a peace agreement with Iran because the conditions for ending the war were not good enough.
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