President Donald Trump has made clear there are two very different directions the war in Iran could take in the coming weeks: a negotiated end or an attempt to escalate the war to win it, which comes with risks.
The president announced on Thursday that the United States would extend the negotiating window to prevent a major escalation, which he had already extended. He initially gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz last Saturday, then pushed the deadline back on Monday before it expired by five days; Thursday’s announcement preempted the expiration of Monday’s deadline.
The new Trump-imposed deadline is April 6, but he has a history of pushing his self-imposed deadlines and emphasized that point during Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, saying, “In Trump time, a day, you know what it is, that’s an eternity.”
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The military has deployed thousands of additional troops to the region, bringing new
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