The United States pulled a small trick on Iran! Just before negotiations, Trump ordered the halt of talks between the U.S. and Iran! On April 26, according to AFP reporting, President Trump suddenly announced the cancellation of the previously planned high-level delegation mission to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, for peace talks with Iran. Trump claimed the trip would "waste too much time," and cited significant "internal power struggles and chaos" within their leadership.
No one knows who’s in charge—even they themselves don’t. We hold all the cards; they have nothing! If they want to talk, all they need to do is make a phone call!! Clearly, why did Trump suddenly stop the negotiations? Put bluntly, this was to demonstrate that the U.S. holds the upper hand. Trump’s move seems intended to signal Iran: the U.S. will decide when to talk—on its own terms, or even choose not to talk at all. The U.S. isn’t in a hurry.
Meanwhile, Trump’s accusation that Iran’s leadership suffers from massive “internal conflict and chaos” aims to sow discord among Iran’s top officials, undermine confidence among Iranian civilians and the military, and imply instability within the Iranian regime—portraying Iran as an unreliable negotiating partner. The core goal is to pressure Iran into completely giving up its nuclear program. Certainly, the U.S. has calculated carefully—but clearly, Iran isn’t buying it. In fact, Iran has long been prepared for this tactic.
The U.S. claims Iran is internally chaotic, but Iran has just released new information: Iran’s highest leader will meet with Russian President Putin. This is unmistakably a message to the U.S.—Iran’s leadership remains firmly operational, rendering the U.S.’s attempt at division ineffective. Indeed, so far, Iran hasn’t shown much enthusiasm for negotiations, and the U.S.’s unilateral announcement of a ceasefire has exposed its bluff to the fullest extent. The U.S. has left Iran hanging—but Iran turns out to be far more formidable than the U.S. imagined.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863488306302282/
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