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Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing ‘seriously fractured’ Iranian government
And on a Tuesday, no less.
So despite claiming that if Iran didn't come to the table they'd be living in Hell with the bombs falling all around them, Iran instead gets handed an open-ended ceasefire. Trump's post gives Iran control over how long the ceasefire runs - which, why? Why give Iran the ability to determine when the ceasefire ends, with no obligation on their part? Other than perhaps to spare Trump the difficulty of having to confront the expiration of another deadline that he is manifestly unwilling to act on?
I suppose the other possibility is that we're simply unwilling to restart the bombing, and that we're just going to rely on the blockade going forward in order to try to bring Iran to the table. That would be...surprising. That seems like a slow squeeze strategy, which doesn't seem like a good fit for a President that seems to prefer quick decisive maneuvers rather than a long plodding approach, and almost certainly doesn't want high gas prices over July 4th. But maybe that's where we're going?
