Prateek Tanmay
US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Iran that either they reach a deal with Washington or the United States will “finish the job,” renewing this threat of military action against Tehran as the Islamic Republic remains defiant following the dayslong funeral of its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Collapse of indirect talks despite temporary truce
US-Iran indirect talks concluded last week without any feasible outcome and a public sign of advancement toward a lasting peace, despite a 60-day ceasefire deal agreed between the two countries in order to create room for diplomacy following US-Israel’s joint strikes against Iran in February that sparked the tension in West Asia.
.@POTUS: “Oil is is now at a level that, I think it’s even lower, on a barrel basis, than it was before we started. We’ve gotten concessions, and they have to hold those concessions, but there’ll be no nuclear weapon. We’re going to be getting the, as I call it, dust; the… pic.twitter.com/4t9GWOqy5S
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Strategic objectives of the short-term ceasefire
The 60-day ceasefire, signed between the US and Iran, was intended by Washington to resuscitate diplomacy and restrict Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon and surrender the highly enriched Uranium.
Direct warnings issued from the oval office
Addressing reporters at the Oval Office, Trump said, “We’re either going to make a deal, or we’re going to finish the job. OK. And it won’t be tough to finish the job. I’d rather make a deal, because I don’t want to affect 91 million people,” Reuters reported.
A man holds a sign reading “#kill_trump” as mourners gather for funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: AP)
Funeral procession galvanizes domestic Iranian unity
Trump’s comments come amid Khamenei’s funeral procession in Tehran, where instead of looking weak by the war that began after US-Israel’s joint strikes in February, Iranians appeared to be defiant, united and called for revenge against the US President and Israeli administration.
Threats to target infrastructure and leverage economic strain
“We can knock down their bridges in one hour, we can knock out their energy supply….They don’t have any money now. We haven’t given them any money,” Trump added.
Meanwhile, Thousands of mourners in Tehran marched through the streets on Monday in the funeral procession for Khamenei, and showed their defiance by setting flags of US and the UK on fire and holding red colour placards with the English words “KILL TRUMP” in black letters.
