The US president sees the option as preferable to active hostilities or a retreat, even as gas prices continue to grow, according to the WSJ
US President Donald Trump has ordered a plan to prolong the blockade of Iranian ports in a bid to pressure Tehran towards a more favorable peace deal, despite his approval rating hitting record lows, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing sources.
Unnamed officials told the paper that Trump has told aides to prepare for an extended blockade, seeing the option as risky but preferable to renewed bombing or a full-scale retreat from the conflict.
The paper described the policy as “a high-risk bid to compel a nuclear capitulation” of Iran, which has long rejected US demands to dismantle its atomic program and hand over its enriched uranium stockpile.
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