State of the Union: Iran’s Foreign Ministry appeared to confirm that Iran will eventually charge fees for transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The post Iran War Day 164: Iran Replaces Secretary of Supreme National Security Council appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump told Axios on Sunday that the U.S. is “low-keying it” with Iran, adding that “we are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money.” The Islamic Republic on Sunday named former IRGC commander-in-chief Mohsen Rezaee as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. The Financial Times raised doubts that the move would change much of Iran’s current posture, noting that he and his predecessor Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr are both “hardliners and have previously commanded the guards.” Zolghadr, in one of his final acts as secretary of the Council, published a list of conditions Saturday for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Washington…Open
State of the Union: The Iranians claim to be communicating with the U.S. through intermediaries. The post Iran War Day 163: Trump Considering Walking Away, Per Report appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, citing U.S. officials, said that President Donald Trump would be willing to “extend the current ceasefire indefinitely” if Iran’s nuclear program can be “kept in check” and traffic resumes in the Strait of Hormuz. According to those officials, Trump had been “laying the groundwork” to declare victory if the Strait of Hormuz—which was free and open before the U.S. bombed Iran on February 28—can be reopened. They say that Trump would then be willing to walk away and declare victory even without a nuclear deal and would also probably lift the U.S. military blockade on Iranian ports. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, published on…Open
Iran's top security body has handed Washington a sweeping list of eight conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, demands that range from a full military withdrawal to war reparations, with a critical negotiation deadline now days away. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and a commander in the Revolutionary Guard, […] The post Iran issues eight demands to the United States as condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz appeared first on American Almanac .
Iran's top security body has handed Washington a sweeping list of eight conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, demands that range from a full military withdrawal to war reparations, with a critical negotiation deadline now days away. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and a commander in the Revolutionary Guard, declared through Iran's state news agency IRNA that the strait will not reopen until the United States "corrects its behavior." The demands, reported by the Daily Mail , amount to a maximalist opening position from a regime that has kept one of the world's most important shipping lanes largely shut since the conflict began in late February. Zolghadr reports directly to Iran's Supreme…Open
State of the Union: Kpler reported that tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed in the past week, with only two transits recorded Friday. The post Iran War Day 149: U.S. and Iran Pause Strikes for Second Night appeared first on The American Conservative .
The U.S. and Iran paused their mutual strikes for a second consecutive night as the Iran War entered its 149th day on Sunday. A Pentagon official told CNN Saturday that operations against Iran are “on hold.” Iran’s army spokesman, Mohammad Akraminia, told AFP that “our strategy has essentially been retaliatory, we have also halted our retaliatory operations.” CNN reported, citing anonymous sources, that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and Vice President J.D. Vance warned President Trump Friday that depleted U.S. munitions stockpiles made further offensive escalation risky. The pause also came hours after U.S. forces in Iraq’s Erbil were targeted Friday with drone attacks that the IRGC claimed destroyed…Open