The White House is blustering again after Iran refuses to fall for the “let’s negotiate” trick for the third time:
JD Vance remains at the White House as uncertainty surrounds whether he will depart for Pakistan, with Iran peace talks hanging in the balance less than 24 hours before the ceasefire expires.
Donald Trump claims he’s poised to resume bombing if Tehran refuses to come to the table, he told CNBC Tuesday morning.
Trump earlier this month threatened military action against Iran as part of his ultimatum over the Strait of Hormuz, but he then backed off and agreed to a two-week ceasefire instead.
Tehran has not made it clear whether their representatives will attend a peace summit in Islamabad, Pakistan before the ceasefire expires at 8pm ET Wednesday.
Senior White House officials plan to hold meetings today alongside the Vice President to determine a path forward, according to CNN.
Trump had previously said Vance was expected to depart Washington for Pakistan on Tuesday morning. Those plans were scrapped at the last minute as uncertainty grew over whether Iran would participate.
During his CNBC interview, the President said he ‘expects to be bombing Iran’ if talks fail by tomorrow’s deadline, adding ‘the military is raring to go.’
Trump added that he does not want to extend the ceasefire despite confusion over Tehran’s participation.
What confusion? Tehran said they there is no reason to negotiate. Neither the US nor Israel has fully complied with the ceasefire. The US probably has one, at most two big air offensives left and then it will be out of stand-off offensive missiles as well as defensive ones.
A 3GW military is not going to win a 5GW war.