ISLAMABAD : Despite opening of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran on Friday as a confidence building measure to remove a major hurdle in reaching to a formal agreement with the United States (US) on the Middle East (ME) war, things are not clear when the warring parties will sign an agreement to establish permanent peace in the Middle East ( ME).
Instead giving positive reaction to Iran’s good well gesture for opening the Strait of Hormuz , US president, Donald Trump , has categorically announced that US forces will keep naval blockade of Iran intact.
The US president made it ample clear in his statements that US forces will maintain naval blockade of Iran unless a formal agreement on ME conflict is reached.
The changing US position and continuous use of threatening language by Trump against Iran is a quick shift in US policy towards ME conflict.
US president , Donald Trump ‘s changing stance on ME war sounds something dangerous . If Trump keeps playing with galleries of the US voters by hitting hard on Iran on the sensitive issues like blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and handing over of enriched uranium to US it may spoil Pakistan’s mediatory efforts and force Iran to go back to the war field to decide the fate of the entire South Asia region there.
US president is showering tons of praises on Pakistan’s civil and military leadership for doing a great job for possible agreement with Iran on ME war , but at the same times he is trying to give an impression through media statements that US has a decisive upper hand in ME war . Iran must take notice of US president’s fast charging position on ME conflict and issue the policy statement to keep the record straight that Trump lost the battle on ground and his decisions like keeping blockade of Iran were mere eye wash to give an impression to American voters that he through ME war has secured an agreement from Iran which guarantees safety of America and American people.
Pakistan must also remain very careful in mediating between Iran and US on the conflict. It should make sure that Iran’s gains in the battle field remain protected in the process of negotiations.