Trump assures to have all the time in the war against Iran

Donald Trump assured on Thursday that he is not in a rush to go to war in the Middle East, where the two-week-old ceasefire between Tehran and Washington seems to be hanging by a thread.

Iranian media reported explosions in Tehran in the evening, the first time since the ceasefire went into effect on April 8, which was supposed to end on Wednesday but was unilaterally extended by the United States.

Shortly before, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz had expressed readiness to resume the war, waiting only for approval from the American ally to bring Iran “back to the Stone Age.”

However, an Israeli security source told AFP that the army was not attacking Iran.

As the aircraft carrier George HW Bush approaches the Middle East, bringing the total number of deployed US aircraft carriers in the region to three, Donald Trump reassured that he was not in a hurry to end hostilities.

“I have all the time in the world, but this is not the case for Iran,” the US President wrote on his Truth Social network.

“One way” –

During an event at the White House, Donald Trump further stated that he has no intention of using nuclear weapons against Iran after being questioned about it by a journalist.

“Why would I use nuclear weapons when we have completely annihilated them in a very conventional way?” he said.

The conflict, triggered on February 28 by an Israeli-American offensive against Tehran, has caused thousands of deaths, mainly in Iran and Lebanon.

Diplomatic negotiations have been ongoing to end the conflict, but talks between Americans and Iranians, which were supposed to resume in Islamabad at the beginning of the week after the first session on April 11, are still pending.

– Ormuz –

With the ceasefire and halt of bombings, tensions are focused on the strategic maritime strait of Hormuz, subject to a double blockade by the United States and Iran.

Both parties have increased seizures and inspections of ships, while Donald Trump has ordered his navy to “shoot down” any boats “laying mines” in the strait.

The paralysis of the Hormuz strait is increasingly impacting the global economy: oil prices surged by over 5% on Thursday.

– Hezbollah Rockets –

On the other main front of the war, in Lebanon, three people were killed on Thursday in an Israeli strike, despite the ceasefire between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah in effect since April 17, expiring on Sunday.

Hezbollah later announced firing rockets at northern Israel in response to the “violations” of the ceasefire by the Israeli army.

Representatives from Israel and Lebanon were welcomed in Washington by Donald Trump for a second round of discussions on Thursday, described as a “surrender” by Hezbollah.

After these talks, the US President announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between the two countries and stated that there is a “very good chance” of reaching a peace agreement later this year.

According to the latest official tally, at least 2,454 people have been killed in Lebanon in six weeks of war.