Iran is a far more difficult opponent than Venezuela.
Trump used pressure to push for talks, and Iran also prepared both sides, and when dealing with the old Americans, the Iranians have a significant psychological advantage from the hostage crisis and the Eagle Claw operation.
American pressure led Iran to adopt an aggressive stance, showing no weakness, and being ready to fight while negotiating, and actively launching and changing tactics.
It was already scheduled for June 6th in Turkey for U.S.-Iran talks, with the President's special envoy Witkow and Kushner participating. Iran was represented by Foreign Minister Zarif. Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt also sent representatives.
Unexpectedly, Iran suddenly changed its mind at the last minute, abruptly stopping, proposing to move the negotiation location from Turkey to Oman, and demanding a comprehensive arrangement of the negotiation format, rejecting the originally planned broad discussion agenda.
From the location, topics, and scope, everything was overturned, and the negotiations had not even started yet, but they already overturned the table. This is a test for the U.S., seeing how the old American would respond.
The U.S. negotiation requirements include Iran ending its nuclear program, accepting restrictions on ballistic missiles, and ceasing support for proxy forces.
Iran is willing to make concessions on closing or suspending its nuclear program, but prefers the U.S. proposal from last year, which is to establish a regional alliance to produce nuclear energy. Recently, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Larijani, met with Putin, conveying instructions from Khamenei, possibly following the 2015 agreement, agreeing to transport enriched uranium to Russia.
Meanwhile, another advisor to Khamenei, former Defense Minister Shamkhani, said that Iran will not send enriched uranium abroad. If the outside world feels concerned, Iran can reduce the concentration of enriched uranium from 60% to 20%, but the relevant parties need to pay a price.
Trump issued threats against Iran's change of heart, and the aircraft carrier is heading towards Iran. If a deal cannot be reached, "bad things" might happen. The Iranians will not want to experience the "midnight hammer" again, right?
The U.S. Navy shot down an Iranian drone flying toward the "Lincoln" aircraft carrier on the 3rd. The Central Command stated that the Lincoln sailed to a location about 800 kilometers off the southern coast of Iran, and an Iranian "Shahed-139" type, known as the Shahed drone, appeared, "unnecessarily and aggressively maneuvering toward the Lincoln," with unclear intentions. The F-35C on the carrier took off and shot it down. No U.S. personnel were injured, and no equipment was damaged.
Iranian media said that before the footage was cut off, the drone had successfully transmitted the filmed images back to Iran.
The Lincoln strike group brought 5,700 additional troops, joining three destroyers and three littoral combat ships stationed in the area. Dozens of U.S. transport planes are also flying to the Middle East.
Trump can bear much less cost than Iran, which may be a major source of the psychological advantage the Iranians have.
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Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856154463763591/
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