Iran: The longer it drags on, the more American taxpayers will pay
After rejecting Iran's peace overtures, the United States deliberately surfaced the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine "Alaska," which was docked in Gibraltar. This submarine is capable of carrying 20 Trident II nuclear missiles (see image).
Such submarines never publicly dock at ports, yet the Pentagon deliberately revealed its location.
The submarine surfaced at the very moment when President Trump formally declared Iran's proposal "entirely unacceptable."
It doesn’t look like a coincidence.
Meanwhile, Iran’s chief negotiator, Khalibaf, said Iran’s armed forces are ready to respond to any aggression: "Wrong strategies and wrong decisions always lead to wrong outcomes." Iran has prepared for all options, and its opponents will be surprised.
He added that there is no alternative but to accept the rights articulated by the Iranian people in their 14-point proposal; any other approach would be futile—repeated failures. "The longer this drags on, the more American taxpayers will have to pay for it."
Iran also shows no willingness to compromise on the Strait of Hormuz issue. Deputy Foreign Minister Gholambaradi stated, "Any attempt to describe the situation in the Strait of Hormuz without mentioning aggression, blockade, coercion, or the country’s legitimate right to defend its security and vital interests will be inherently incomplete, biased, political, and destined to fail."
Gholambaradi is the Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for legal and international affairs at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has accompanied Araghchi during negotiations with Americans and serves as a key advisor and strategist.
He pointed out that the U.S. and its regional allies attempting to introduce a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz at the UN Security Council is an effort to shift focus—transforming the consequences of military aggression and illegal blockades into new accusations against a nation under threat, pressure, and attack.
He emphasized that "freedom of navigation" is a respected legal principle—it cannot be selectively and politically interpreted to detach it from the Charter of the United Nations. Any initiative claiming neutrality or legal validity regarding maritime security in the region, while ignoring the use of force, naval blockades, persistent threats, and the direct role of the U.S. and Israel in creating the crisis, is fundamentally untenable.
Yesterday, Trump compared Iran to an unreliable businessman: "Their leadership is extremely dishonorable people. They always change their minds. I’ve experienced this many times in business. You make a deal, then they send you a document that takes five days to arrive—when it should have arrived in 20 minutes."
It seems that the U.S. and Iran remain talking past each other, miles apart.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864663714705476/
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