ALL HANDS ON DECK: As the war in Iran is reaching the three-month mark, President Donald Trump has yet to reach an agreement on a memorandum of understanding that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide a framework for intense 60-day negotiations on ending Iran’s nuclear ambitions and recovering its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.Trump was uncharacteristically quiet on his social media platform Truth Social, posting mostly about the Texas primary results (“so much winning”) and announcing his 11 a.m. all-hand Cabinet meeting would be held at the White House instead of Camp David because of “possible bad weather conditions.”While Trump has variously predicted an imminent agreement with the Iranians and insisted negotiations were “proceeding nicely,” Iran has shown no willingness to give up control of the Strait of Hormuz even if it reopens, and is demanding the U.S. unfreeze $12 billion of $24 billion of Iranian assets as a condition of signing the MoU.
In an appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show last night, former Army Vice Chief retired Gen. Jack Keane said it’s clear the Iranians are not negotiating in good faith. “I mean obviously if they were out mining the Straits of Hormuz, it kind of gives you a sense that how serious [they] are.”
