President Donald Trump announced an ultimatum to Iran on Wednesday morning, explaining that the joint U.S./Israeli operation Epic Fury will end if the Islamic Republic makes a deal with Washington, however the Executive also said that heavier bombing will begin if no agreement is reached.
“Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran. If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP,” the President said.
The Islamic Republic announced they opened the strait on Wednesday, although Tehran is still reviewing the U.S. demands. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian dismissed U.S. demands for reopening the key waterway as “unrealistic.”
“We appreciate the cooperation of captains and vessel owners operating in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman regarding transit through the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with Iran’s regulations, as well as the satisfactory participation of vessels in regional maritime security,” the Iranian navy command said in an online statement.
Iran has adopted a new permitting system for ships intending to transit the strait.
“Iran has officially launched a new mechanism for governing maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s state-run Press TV. Vessels intending to transit the strait will receive an email from the Persian Gulf Strait Authority outlining rules and regulations for passage, and ships are required to adjust their operations and obtain a transit permit before crossing,” NDTV Profit reported Wednesday.
Iranian officials are currently mulling the U.S. proposal despite their President’s dismissal of Washington’s demands.
“Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said Wednesday that his government was reviewing an American plan to end the war, hours after President Trump put pressure on Iran to agree to a deal to end the war and renewed threats, fueling uncertainty around the negotiations,” The New York Times said Wednesday. “Mr. Baghaei said that Iran had yet to respond to that proposal. ‘After finalizing its considerations, Iran will convey its views to the Pakistani side,’ he said in an interview with the semiofficial news agency ISNA. Earlier in the day, another Iranian official had dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a ‘list of American wishes’.”
The proposed U.S. military escort mission, Project Freedom, which Trump announced Sunday appears to have been tabled in lieu of Wednesday’s ultimatum. Soon after Project Freedom was announced, the Islamic Republic claimed to have struck U.S. warships, a claim the U.S. has denied.
“Countries from all over the World, almost all of which are not involved in the Middle Eastern dispute going on so visibly, and violently, for all to see, have asked the United States if we could help free up their Ships, which are locked up in the Strait of Hormuz, on something which they have absolutely nothing to do with — They are merely neutral and innocent bystanders! For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business. Again, these are Ships from areas of the World that are not in any way involved with that which is currently taking place in the Middle East. I have told my Representatives to inform them that we will use best efforts to get their Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait. In all cases, they said they will not be returning until the area becomes safe for navigation, and everything else. This process, Project Freedom, will begin Monday morning, Middle East time. I am fully aware that my Representatives are having very positive discussions with the Country of Iran, and that these discussions could lead to something very positive for all. The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong — They are victims of circumstance. This is a Humanitarian gesture on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran. Many of these Ships are running low on food, and everything else necessary for largescale crews to stay on board in a healthy and sanitary manner. I think it would go a long way in showing Goodwill on behalf of all of those who have been fighting so strenuously over the last number of months. If, in any way, this Humanitarian process is interfered with, that interference will, unfortunately, have to be dealt with forcefully. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump said Sunday.
The key energy chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz has been closed by Iran after Epic Fury began. The move was likely to gain leverage in the conflict. The U.S. has since blockaded the strait to gain that leverage as well.
The U.S./Israeli operation had a number of stated goals which centered around reducing its growing military prowess.
“On February 28, the United States Armed Forces launched Operation Epic Fury with a set of clear objectives: to ‘[d]estroy Iranian offensive missiles, destroy Iranian missile production, destroy [Iran’s] navy and other security infrastructure’ and, finally, ensure that Iran ‘will never have nuclear weapons’,” the State Department said April 21.
Most notably, the State Department confirmed the U.S. went to war for Israel.
“…the United States decided to act against the regime in collective self-defense of Israel,” the State Department said April 21.
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You’re a lying sack of sh!t. Must be wild walking around with an 80 IQ, sport?
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Operation Epstein Fury back. I guess the first time Trumpy Bear commanded his minister of war to go easy on Iran because this time he says he’s really gonna give it to them if they dont bend to his will. Nukes or no nukes is the question this time. I say he’ll go for it rather than face defeat in his war against humanity. He sure is acting differently than what he told us he’d do. Shame on me.
Trump is a total piece of sh!t at this point. It’s like a democrat crawled into his head and ate his f-cking brain. Or maybe he’s always been a snake in the grass and we were blinded by his lies from the start.