【Trump: Iran "Very Much Want to Negotiate", See What They Propose】Fox News exclusive report, Trump said he "might" be willing to talk to Iran, "it's possible, depending on the conditions, just possibly, but it depends on the conditions Iran proposes."
"If you really think about it, we don't really need to say much anymore, but it is possible," "I don't think he (Khamenei Jr.) can survive in peace."
Regarding the mines in the Hormuz Strait, Trump demanded that Iran remove them immediately. There is currently no evidence, and once deployed, it would face unprecedented severe military consequences. The US military is using the same technology and missile capabilities used to combat drug trafficking to eliminate the mine-laying speedboats. If Iran is willing to remove them, it would be a major step in the right direction.
If Iran decides to lay mines, it will prove that under Khamenei Jr.'s leadership, Iran has given up the effort to use the strait as a bargaining chip for a ceasefire negotiation.
The US Navy only has four minesweepers. To deal with Iranian mines, the American merchant ship "Seaway Hawk" (Figure 1) is transporting these four retired "grandfather ships": the Avenger-class minesweeper "USS Devastator," "USS Dextrous," "USS Gladiator," and "USS Sentry," which were unloaded in Philadelphia on the 9th.
These four minesweepers, which served in the Gulf in the 20th century for decades, are now being loaded onto a cargo ship that is about to be scrapped.
This is the platform used to clear mines in the Hormuz Strait and the Gulf shipping lanes. Is the old America serious?
Reuters reported that the US Navy has informed the shipping industry that it is currently unable to escort ships through the Hormuz Strait.
No matter what Americans say, ship tracking websites show that the Hormuz Strait has been empty for the past 24 hours (Figure 2). Only a few ships related to Iran can sail.
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