Tehran, Iran: A senior military officer in Iran stated on Saturday that renewed fighting between his country and the United States is likely after President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with a new Iranian negotiating proposal.
Okay News reports that Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior figure in the Iranian military’s central command, made the statement following the delivery of a draft agreement to mediator Pakistan on Thursday. Asadi said, “Evidence has shown that the United States is not committed to any promises or agreements.”
Donald Trump blamed stalled talks on discord within the leadership in Tehran. “At this moment I’m not satisfied with what they’re offering,” Donald Trump said.
The conflict, launched by the United States and Israel in late February, has been on hold since April 8. Axios reported that United States envoy Steve Witkoff submitted amendments demanding that Iran not move enriched uranium from bombed sites or resume activity there during the negotiations.
The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz has kept global oil prices approximately 50 percent above pre-war levels, though news of the proposal briefly pushed prices down nearly 5 percent. The United States military stated its counter-blockade of Iranian ports has stopped $6 billion in oil exports, while inflation inside Iran has surged past 50 percent.
Washington announced late Friday it had approved major arms sales to allies in the Middle East, including a $4 billion Patriot missile deal with Qatar and nearly $1 billion in precision weapons systems to Israel.
