Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran never sought a ceasefire with the US, and is ready for a long war.
Germany sceptical about expanding EU operation in Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz standoff exposes limits of US influence: Analyst
The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz is putting US influence to the test as Iran’s control of the strategic waterway continues to disrupt global shipping and raise oil prices.Musgrave tells Al Jazeera that the administration of US President Donald Trump has lost much of its leverage in the region.
“I would say that they have torched a good deal of what they had going in… Japan, South Korea, France, and the UK all, at best, are saying they are going to consider possibly sending some ships. That is really a blow to the Trump administration’s belief that America is naturally a leader,” he said.
He added that the US is engaged in the wrong conflict at the wrong moment, without proper planning.
On Iran’s strategy, Musgrave said that the calculations from the Iranians right now seem to be “not who has a bigger bomb or bigger munitions, but who has the highest threshold for pain.”
Iran’s Araghchi says ready for long war; Israel pounds south Lebanon
Iranian foreign minister says Tehran never asked for ceasefire; Israel clashes with Hezbollah in south Lebanon.
