THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Jude Russo) - Iran War Day 211: Trump Rejects Ceasefire, Reportedly Plans Post-Election Bombing
State of the Union: Axios reports that negotiations are still ongoing. The post Iran War Day 211: Trump Rejects Ceasefire, Reportedly Plans Post-Election Bombing appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday that he had rejected a proposal for a week-long ceasefire with Iran and expects to resume the air war after the November midterm elections. “They have made a proposal and I rejected it,” Trump said, confirming a Friday report in the Wall Street Journal. Iran had proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz in return for the U.S. lifting its blockade on Iranian ports. The Journal’s report says the president is skeptical that Iran will accede to his demands. In a Tuesday speech at the UN General Assembly, Trump had said he expected the war to conclude after the midterm elections and threatened to “annihilate” Iran. Iran’s delegation to the UN, led by President Masoud Pezeshkian and…Open
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