Trump: Make Iran move fast or there will be nothing left of them

“The clock is ticking for Iran and they better get moving, FAST, or they’ll be left with nothing. Time is of the essence!”, Trump said.

This announcement comes shortly after his return from a visit to Beijing and signals that diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz are at a complete impasse.

This blunt ultimatum came just hours after Trump caused a storm by posting a dramatic AI-generated photo of himself posing on the prow of a warship under a gloomy, lightning-strewn sky, with the telling message: “It was the calm before the storm.”

Pressure on Iran

A series of aggressive messages in a short period of time, according to analysts, serves as a direct pressure on the Iranian leadership, but also as a preparation of the American public for a possible breakdown of the truce that came into force on April 7.

Behind the scenes of verbal threats on social networks, concrete military maneuvers are taking place on the ground. As previously reported by the New York Times, Trump’s aides have already drawn up operational plans for a return to airstrikes should the White House decide to end the current standoff. The Pentagon is rapidly planning options for restarting a major military operation.

According to information disclosed by officials from the Middle East, the United States and Israel are making the biggest logistical preparations since the ceasefire was announced, and potential attacks could begin as early as next week.

What are the options?

Options on Trump’s table include an even more devastating systematic bombing of Iran’s military facilities and energy grid, but also sending elite special forces deep underground to secure highly enriched uranium at the Isfahan nuclear facility, which carries with it the risk of large numbers of casualties.

Tehran responds to American pressure with a tough stance and warnings that its armed forces are ready to strike at American forces.

According to intelligence data published by the New York Times, Iran used the month-long pause in bombing to reactivate as many as 30 of the total 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz. Those positions now directly threaten trade routes, but also American military capacities in the region, where two aircraft carriers, a dozen destroyers and more than 50,000 soldiers await further orders from the White House.

(Vijesti.ba)