Crescent International
From threatening to wipe out Iran’s civilization to expressing the desire to meet Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatullah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei if a deal is struck, Donald Trump’s changing positions have astonished even the most seasoned observers.
What led him to arrive at this point and how seriously it can be taken?
Iran’s Supreme Leader recently hinted that should the US or Israel relaunch an attack, Tehran would consider making a nuclear bomb.
The threat itself was like a nuclear explosion.
Further, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened to fire hundreds of missiles at northern occupied Palestine (aka northern Israel) if Israel bombed Beirut.
This led to Trump’s expletive-laden phone call with the indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu demanding Israel not attack Beirut.
Iran is not satisfied with merely no bombing of Beirut.
It demands the withdrawal of all Israeli occupation forces from South Lebanon.
The Islamic resistance movement Hizbullah has inflicted significant damage on the zionist war criminals, especially in the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah (Beaufort Castle).
Located in the eastern sector near the Litani River, Lebanese terrain has transformed into a killing field for Israeli soldiers and battalion commanders.
If Islamic Iran is very cautious in dealing with Trump, it has good reason.
The orange orangutan in the White House is a compulsive liar and fraud.
He can renege on a deal once he feels he has achieved his objectives.
After all, he tore up the JCPOA in May 2018, the nuclear deal that was struck after years of discussions in July 2015.
Tehran demands practical steps, not verbal assurances, about the US lifting of sanctions on Iran’s oil sales, and release of some of its illegally frozen assets upfront.
On May 25, an Iranian delegation visited Doha, Qatar to work out the modalities.
The delegation comprised Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati.
The latter’s inclusion in the delegation was significant.
Qatar holds about $24 billion in Iran’s frozen assets.
Tehran demands the release of 50% of those assets upfront before taking any steps.
There is also the Iranian demand for reparations for damage caused as a result of the US-zionist illegal war that was and is backed by the Arabian regimes as well.
Amounts of $300 billion to $1 trillion have been mentioned.
The US wants to call it an “International Investment Fund”.
Again, the Arabian regimes will contribute, while the US would “facilitate” it.
Given Iran’s refusal to hold direct talks with the Americans, indirect talks through Pakistani and Qatari mediators are being held.
While they have hit a snag because of renewed US attacks on Iran around the Strait of Hormuz and zionist attacks on Lebanon, the mediators are trying to keep them alive.
Some contours of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) being discussed have emerged.
These centre around an end to war on all fronts, including Lebanon and Palestine (emphasis added).
Iran will open the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping excluding Israeli ships but it will charge an environmental fee against any potential pollution due to oil spill.
It avoids the use of the term "charges” for transiting the narrow strait.
Having failed in every one of his war objectives: overthrow of the Islamic government, mass uprising by the people and degrading Iran’s military power to force them to surrender, Trump is desperate for a deal.
Several factors are driving this change.
Most Americans oppose the US war on Iran (61 percent) because it has resulted in higher gas and food prices.
They also oppose the endless handouts to the parasital zionist state as it continues its geocidal policies in Gaza and Lebanon while millions of Americans languish in poverty.
This opposition has spread to Trump’s MAGA base as well as the Republican party.
They are calling for an end to this futile and illegal war that has no defined goals.
This was reflected in a resolution calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iran passed narrowly in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Four members of the Republican party backed the resolution presented by the Democrats.
The approaching US mid-term elections in November have had a major impact on the thinking of US lawmakers.
While Trump is not on the ballot, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers fear the wrath of the voters.
It is widely believed that the Republicans will lose control of both houses of Congress that could potentially lead to impeachment proceedings against Trump.
That prospect terrifies the orange orangutan in the White House but he has no workable game plan to extricate himself from this quagmire.
The era of US hegemony in West Asia is over.
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