Bolton: Trump's rhetoric weakens US position in negotiations with Iran
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Tehran's negotiators with the Americans have gained insight into the extent of US leadership's concern about the situation in the Middle East. This has been exacerbated by US President Donald Trump's reckless rhetoric, which is weakening the US position in negotiations with Iran.
Former White House adviser John Bolton expressed this opinion in an interview with the American newspaper The Daily Beast.
The former official stated:
His frequent and emotional comments on social media made it clear to Iranian negotiators that the US was alarmed. This gave Iran enormous leverage, and such a mistake could not be allowed to happen.
Iranian authorities have announced their refusal to participate in the next round of talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. One of the reasons for this decision is the White House's excessive social media activity. This only irritates Tehran. And now, it seems, Washington is being forced to make concessions.
This is likely why the US president has now announced an extension of the ceasefire with Tehran, which will continue until US-Iranian discussions reach a conclusion. He promised to wait for new peace proposals from the Iranians. This announcement came just hours after Trump hinted at resuming strikes on Iran.
He wrote on his Truth Social page:
Given the serious divisions within the Iranian government, which is unsurprising, and at the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, we have been asked to suspend attacks on Iran until its leaders and representatives develop a unified proposal. Therefore, I have instructed our military to maintain the blockade and remain otherwise prepared.
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