The United States president has alternated between expressing hope for a lasting ceasefire and threatening military escalation regarding Iran. During a period of renewed diplomacy, Iran reported receiving and reviewing Washington’s response to Tehran’s latest ceasefire proposal. The president also signaled interest in a third option: a prolonged, grinding conflict. He reposted an op-ed calling for sustained blockade and economic warfare, reshaping the global order around American energy dominance, and using US military action to secure navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Reports indicated tension between the president and Israel’s prime minister over whether to resume attacks, while the administration has continued sending broad and sometimes contradictory messages on Iran even before the war began.
"Supporters say unpredictable Trump approach deal-making strength, others see reflection of strategic dilemma. In a week that began with Donald Trump revealing he was just an hour away from making the decision to resume attacks on Iran, the United States president has oscillated between expressing hope for a lasting ceasefire and threatening military escalation. Trump's mixed messaging has also coincided with a renewed flurry of diplomacy, with Iran as of Thursday saying it had received and was reviewing Washington's response to Tehran's latest ceasefire proposal."
"Trump, meanwhile, appeared to indicate an appetite for a third option: a prolonged, grinding conflict. On Thursday, he reposted a New York Post op-ed by Richard Goldberg, a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a pro-Israel think tank that has long supported military action against Tehran. The article titled Here's how to crush Tehran in three moves, called on the US to sustain blockade and accompanying economic warfare, remake the world in America's energy dominance image, and order the US military to forge a path through the Strait of Hormuz to restore freedom of navigation on our terms, not Tehran's."
"The post came after US media widely reported that Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were at loggerheads during a phone call on Tuesday about the future of the Iran war. Netanyahu reportedly pushed the US to resume attacks, while Trump resisted new strikes in hopes of reaching a deal. Trump did not confirm the report, but when asked on Wednesday, he said of Netanyahu: He's a very good man, he'll do whatever I want him to do."
"The Trump administration has continually sent broad and at times contradictory messages on Iran, even preceding the war. The US and Israel began their attacks on February 28 amid ongoing US-Iran negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme. An agreement for the current pause in fighting, which began on April 8, came after Trump rel"
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