Former Defense Secretary says Iran ‘emboldened’ by conflict, ignoring Trump threats
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said Iran is being “emboldened” by the ongoing conflict in the region as President Trump keeps reneging on large-scale threats involving attacks on Tehran. “Clearly the Iranians have figured this out. They are not reacting to these threats, and they are taking very strategic positions with regard to...
Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Iran is being "emboldened" by the ongoing conflict in the region, as it appears to be ignoring large-scale threats from President Trump. According to The Hill, Esper stated that Iran has figured out that it does not react to these threats and is taking strategic positions.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump has signaled to senior aides that he is willing to end the Iran war without securing a nuclear deal with Tehran. However, Iran has raised demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including billions of dollars in US payments, withdrawal of American forces from the region, and an end to the US naval blockade, among other concessions.
The developments have complicated Trump's efforts to find an exit from the conflict. According to the Times of India and Jerusalem Post, citing the Wall Street Journal, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr said Tehran would require the US to permanently end the war, lift its naval blockade, withdraw its forces, end sanctions, release Iran's frozen assets, and pay war reparations before the strait could be reopened.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Hill, Times of India, Jerusalem Post — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.
