Following a March 29 meeting in Islamabad with foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said his country is prepared to host U.S.-Iran talks aimed at de-escalating the conflict in the Middle East, stating, “Pakistan will be honoured to host and facilitate meaningful talks between the two sides in [the] coming days, for a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the ongoing conflict.” The talks are set to take place today.
Meanwhile, CENTCOM has confirmed that the USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility waters on Friday, with 3,500 U.S. sailors and Marines on board. This deployment builds on the existing presence of around 50,000 U.S. troops in the region.
Nothing says “we’re committed to peace” like sending more troops toward Iran right before negotiations are to take place, and Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has taken note of it, saying, “the enemy publicly signals negotiations while secretly planning a ground invasion.”
Last week, Marines received a letter from Lieutenant General Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, in which they were told to “prepare your family” and “check their gear.” The most noteworthy line read, “Our forces are currently engaged in operations connected to Iran and are positioned to preserve stability in the Western Hemisphere.”
Apparently, “preserving stability” requires sending more U.S. fighters as opposed to gearing up on negotiation tactics.
Regarding military deployment to Iran, will the IDF fight too? According to reports, no, they won’t. Why would they? Israeli billionaires leased the U.S. military.
Meanwhile, Houthis are ramping up attacks on Israel to support Iran, and the U.S. cannot fight them at the same time, nor can Israel while fighting in Lebanon. The Houthis entered the conflict on Saturday with two missile and drone attacks on Israel in the space of fewer than 24 hours.
Perhaps the Houthis are the sneak attack? Waiting for the U.S. and Israel to wear themselves out on Iran, only to hit them from behind with the Houthis?
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