Leave it to the Ayatollah Khamenei II to put the truth to the Trumpian hyperbole. The Iranian Supreme Leader says that Donald Trump showed “desperation” in seeking a peace deal with his country. Ya think?
“It was the American president who, out of desperation, used all kinds of leverage to bring this about,” Khamenei wrote on a social media post about the recent 60-day pact.
Look at the results, which completely favor Iran. Welcome to the Strait of Hormuz toll booth and insurance sales office. Now comes word that the U.S. is releasing funds to Iran for “humanitarian purposes.” Yeah, right — to feed Hezbollah and Hamas, with guns, ammunition, and missiles.
In typical fashion, our president lashed out in response to the Ayatollah’s depiction with another threat that will never be carried out: “They are FINISHED! We’ll play out the 60 days. They get no money, not ten cents!” Remember Trump’s previous threats to bomb electricity to oblivion in Iran, etc., etc. What became of those threats?
The Ayatollah also said that no further concessions will be made. (What concessions?) Which doesn’t bode well for the nuclear arms deal that is part and parcel of the 60-day negotiating window now open under the memorandum of understanding (MOU).
Prediction: In one year, Iran will have restored all its lost military capacity, thanks to help from Russia and China, and the Trump-boasted “no nuclear weapons” clause will be long gone and forgotten.
