He blinkedDonald J. Trump, the king, has blinked. He has agreed to a 14-day ceasefire in the United States-Israel war (“an excursion,” he said) with Iran, effective immediately. He also agreed to negotiating with Iran using Tehran’s 10-point peace plan which he says is a workable basis for negotiations. Before the Feb. 28 start of the US-Israel-Iran war, Iran had no business in monitoring the passage of oil tankers through the narrow strait because it was international waters. • Barack Obama took two years to negotiate the 2015 nuclear accord whereby Iran agreed for its nuclear enrichment to be monitored.

Source: Philippine Star April 08, 2026 17:32 UTC