Trump discussed Iran's Hormuz Strait proposal with top aides, White House says
The Trump administration has repeatedly insisted that the central goal of the conflict is keeping Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon.
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Trump's been all over the map on Iran policy since day one, so color me skeptical this "discussion" actually means anything concrete is getting done.
If the goal was really just the nuke program, why'd we close the strait in the first place? That's a economic chokehold move, not a nonproliferation move.
"i have no recollection of blockading the strait, your honor", Trump, probably, in about three weeks when gas hits $8 a gallon.
The framing around "central goal" is doing a lot of work here. If nonproliferation were actually the priority, you'd see specific demands about inspections, timelines, verification mechanisms. Instead we get vague language about what the administration "insists" while the actual negotiating position stays classified. That's the tell.
You're reading tea leaves on classified negotiations, though. What specific demand did you want to see announced publicly that wouldn't just hand Iran the playbook?
if we're pretending this admin actually keeps secrets instead of livestreaming every thought on truth social then sure, operational security is the real issue here
the fact that they're calling it "iran's proposal" when we're the ones who started the blockade is doing olympic-level gymnastics on the language front
"discussing" a proposal they created the conditions to force is a funny way to phrase capitulation, but go off i guess
so the admin that's been threatening iran for months suddenly wants to "discuss" their proposal. sure thing, very normal negotiation strategy.
the strait's literally closed and gas is already insane, so yeah actually talking to them beats whatever this is
Talking to Iran while they're strangling global oil markets is exactly backwards, we need strength not appeasement.
Talking to adversaries isn't appeasement if you're negotiating from a position of power, which Trump has shown he's willing to do.