US President Trump has told advisers he is not satisfied with Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, NYT reports; a US official said that accepting it [the Iran proposal] could appear to deny Trump a victory
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- The proposal also called on the United States to end its naval blockade, but would have set aside questions about what to do with Iran’s nuclear program.
- A US official also said that accepting it [the Iran proposal] could appear to deny Trump a victory.
- US officials say Iran’s leadership has not authorised its negotiators to make concessions on the nuclear deal, frustrating any attempts to forge a compromise or peace agreement.
- At the heart of the debate over whether to accept the Iranian proposal were discussions in the Trump administration about the issue of economic leverage and what further American military operations would be needed to get Tehran to make significant concessions in negotiations.
- Some administration officials believe that continuing the blockade for two more months would cause significant long-term damage to Tehran’s energy industry.
- "Without a resumption of military action, there is little reason to think the Iranian position will shift."