WhatsappDespite President Trump’s declaration Iran has essentially been defeated and their nuke program obliterated, there are indications that the celebrations are a bit premature.
According to the Iran Time, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the IRGC to redeploy missile launchers to strategic hiding spots and prepare all forces for full operational readiness. He also revoked the National Security Council’s authority to vote on strategic matters, accusing it of pushing a ceasefire behind his back.
Khamenei’s new advisor says: “He never wanted a ceasefire this early. He’s preparing for the next round — and he’ll start it.”
On the nuclear front, IAEA head Rafael Grossi said Iran will be able to start enriching Uranium again “in a matter of months,” despite the heavy damage many of the nuclear sites received. He elaborated, “They can have, you know, in a matter of months, I would say, a few cascades of centrifuges spinning and producing enriched uranium, or less than that.”
So why the optimism by Trump?
President Trump never wanted to involve himself in a Middle Eastern conflict. It was only after he saw the success of Israel’s war against Iran that convinced him to join it. Like anything, Trump wants to be a winner and so despite the reports and the Ayatollah’s actions, publicly he remains firm that Iran has lost.
Israel is approaching the situation with caution. Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced that he is pushing a plan to enforce continued air superiority over Iran and to enforce the ceasefire. The plan “includes maintaining Israel’s air superiority, preventing nuclear advancement and missile production, and responses to Iran for supporting terrorist activities against Israel,” Katz added.
After the developments over the last few days, President Trump maybe rethinking his strategy of pushing Israel not to kill the Ayatollah.
