Iran calls President Trump’s threats US strategic desperation — CNBC
Amid negotiations in New York, United States, Iran said that threats by US President Donald Trump to destroy Tehran demonstrate Washington’s “strategic desperation.” Iran’s General Staff said the country was ready to launch strikes that would be “more devastating” than previous ones in the conflict that has lasted nearly seven months, CNBC reports.
Iran’s semi-official Mehr agency circulated a military statement accusing Trump of attempting to use the United Nations platform to justify aggression. Iran’s General Staff also said that US forces were exhausted and called the American threats groundless.
Negotiations and Tehran’s conditions
Speaking at the UN General Assembly on September 22, Trump said that the United States had a choice between reaching a deal with Iran and further military action. Later, he told reporters that US officials held a “very good” three-hour meeting with Iranian representatives on the sidelines of the General Assembly.
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According to regional media, Iran is negotiating with the United States in New York through Qatari mediation and has conveyed its conditions for ending the war on all fronts. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran demands that the United States halt actions it calls aggression, lift the naval blockade and economic warfare, and unfreeze Iranian assets.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian proposal includes specific steps to restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. A senior Iranian official separately said that Tehran could open the strait within a week if the United States eases military pressure and lifts the blockade of Iranian ports.
According to Kpler estimates, confirmed transits through the strait averaged 6.98 million barrels per day in the seven days through September 20 — about 38% of the pre-war level of 18.3 million barrels. At the same time, Iranian oil loadings in September stood at zero, compared with 893,000 barrels per day in July. Brent futures rose 0.7% to $99.90 per barrel, while WTI fell 0.1% to $90.42.
