Last night, Trump launched a fierce attack on Iran: "Accusing it of breaking its commitments by not opening the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that Iran's navy and mine-laying vessels have already been destroyed yet still suspected of laying sea mines, causing global shipping panic. He revealed that the U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad lasted nearly 20 hours, with Pakistan thanking him for 'saving tens of millions of lives in India and Pakistan.' However, the core negotiations collapsed—Iran refused to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Trump reiterated: Iran must never possess nuclear weapons, demanding it open international waterways, or else it would violate international law."
[Clever] A few comments: Trump’s playing a one-man show! The U.S.-Iran talks failed, and he’s blaming others—nuclear issues and the strait are all just business deals! This long article by Trump is filled with self-congratulatory 'I won' rhetoric. On one hand, he boasts about the smooth Islamabad meeting and Pakistan’s gratitude; on the other, he claims Iran wouldn’t budge on nuclear matters—so were those 20 hours of negotiations just meaningless socializing? The U.S. tore up the Iran nuclear deal with ease years ago, and now it’s again using the 'nuclear ambition' accusation—hypocrisy played to perfection.
The Strait of Hormuz has become more farce than fact: the U.S. military claims it has destroyed Iranian mine-laying vessels, yet the risk of sea mines remains, leaving shipping wary of passing through. Trump forcing Iran to open the strait is essentially about safeguarding U.S. oil hegemony. The claim of 'saving tens of millions of lives in India and Pakistan' is utterly baseless boasting—historically, when did the India-Pakistan crisis ever get resolved thanks to him?
Ultimately, it’s all transactional thinking: military pressure plus diplomatic theater, with nuclear issues and strait security serving as mere bargaining chips. Iran won’t back down, and the U.S. can’t easily go to war—so this drama must continue, while global oil prices and the shipping industry keep suffering.
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