Trump just amplified a message that should move future negotiations along nicely.
In a Truth Social post, he highlighted former White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen’s remarks on his Washington Post op-ed. An hour later, Trump doubled down, sharing the article and adding, “Very true!”
So, what exactly did he endorse?
This line:
“If the Iranian regime is really ‘fractured’ between a faction that wants a deal and a faction that does not, there is a simple solution: Kill the faction that does not.”
The column’s overall theme was that the U.S. doesn’t actually need a deal with Iran and that military strikes and a naval blockade have already put Tehran in a weakened position. The suggestion is that if internal divisions exist, they shouldn’t be negotiated with… they should be eliminated.
The president of the United States shared that approvingly?
Meanwhile, Iran pushed back on claims of internal division, with Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, stating on X:
“The failure of Israel’s terrorist killings is reflected in how Iran’s state institutions continue to act with unity, purpose, and discipline. The battlefield and diplomacy are fully coordinated fronts in the same war. Iranians are all united, more than ever before.”
Along those same lines, Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” any boats placing mines in the Strait, a move that may be aimed at projecting total U.S. control.
That control doesn’t seem so solid, especially after Iran seized two vessels ships just hours after the ceasefire was extended.
Trump can keep projecting control through social media threats and war directives, but as we’ve seen, reality doesn’t take long to respond.
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