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WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump’s decision to place military options against Iran back on the table follows widening political divisions at home, where Democrats increasingly frame the confrontation as economically damaging, strategically inconsistent and politically risky.
The negotiations with Tehran have stalled over Iran’s demand for reciprocal recognition, while the White House is intensifying diplomatic pressure and escalating war rhetoric — a combination that may further constrain efforts to secure a peace agreement in the weeks ahead.
According to Axios, Trump hardened his rhetoric after expressing frustration with Tehran’s latest response to a US peace proposal, which he reportedly described as “totally unacceptable.”
In a phone interview with Axios, the president warned that “the clock is ticking” and threatened that Iran would be “hit much harder” if it failed to revise its position.
