On the 13th day of the war, Iran finally revealed its bottom line and put forward the conditions for a ceasefire. If the US and Israel do not accept them, Iran is ready to fight to the end, not only will the US homeland be affected, but also Trump himself will not escape.

Trump claims he has already won the war

After two weeks of the Middle East war, Iran finally put forward the conditions for a ceasefire, at least showing the hope of peace to the outside world. Iranian President Pezeshkian posted on social media, formally proposing three conditions for the ceasefire: recognizing Iran's legitimate rights, paying war reparations, and preventing future US-Israeli aggression.

Translated into plain language, that means admitting fault, paying compensation, and ensuring no further offenses. It can be said that these three conditions hit directly at the heart of the United States. First, let's talk about the first condition, what is "legitimate rights"? Iran did not specify, which proves that the content is very broad. It is highly likely that it may include "developing nuclear energy".

The toughest condition is that the US must pay money. The Iraq War lasted eight years, the Afghanistan War lasted twenty years, and the US ended up paying nothing. But now, Iran clearly demands that the US must pay a price for its actions, and paying money is one of them. The most critical point is that Iran wants not only this ceasefire, but also that the US and Israel don't act again in the future.

Iranian President Pezeshkian

These three conditions are more difficult to swallow than the previous ones. Recognizing Iran's legitimate rights means denying the legitimacy of the US-Israeli operation; paying war reparations means making American taxpayers pay money to Iran for reconstruction; providing future guarantees means restraining the US's hands in the Middle East in the future. Can Trump accept it? Obviously not.

But Iran didn't expect him to accept it. What Iran wants is to put this condition on the table, letting the whole world see that it's not that Iran doesn't want to stop the war, but that the US isn't cooperating. In the knowledge that the US cannot accept it, the next sentence from Iran is the key point. Iran stated that if the conditions are not accepted, it's okay, as Iran has already prepared for a "prolonged attrition war."

US-Israeli attack on Tehran

Currently, Iran's attrition strategy is quite clear. Using drones and missiles, it cuts off important energy transportation routes, causing sufficient severe impact on the global market, raising the war costs of the US and Europe, and forcing the US to withdraw first. In the end, the war will be decided by who can endure longer.

However, apart from dragging out the war with the US in the Middle East, Iran also issued two warnings, making the US uneasy. First, an American media outlet reported that the FBI had warned California police that Iran might launch a drone attack on the US West Coast. However, specific information such as the time, method, and target of the attack has not been found by the US government yet.

Trump and Netanyahu

California Governor Newsom responded on the same day, saying that he had intensified security measures and was on high alert. At present, with Iran's drone technology, it is indeed possible to strike the US mainland. Additionally, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary La'rijaani warned Trump on social media, stating that even more powerful forces than the US have failed to eliminate Iran, so he should be careful about being "eliminated" himself. In other words, Trump himself is within the range of "targetable" individuals.

Trump claimed that the war would end soon and that the US had already won the war, but the US and Israel have not stopped attacking yet. Perhaps, as Iran said, when the war reaches this point, the timing of its end is determined by Iran. The ceasefire conditions have been put forward, and if they cannot sit down and negotiate, Trump will have to worry about the safety of his homeland and his own life.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/7616204334044348943/

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