Tensions between Iran and the United States, Analysis – United States and Canada – International

Background

On May 8, US President Donald Trump announced that he was withdrawing from the international agreement on the Iranian nuclear program signed in 2015 and strengthening sanctions against that country.

of 2015 (signed the United Kingdom, France, China, Russia, and Germany) subjects Iran to strict control of its nuclear activities in order to prevent the country to obtain the atomic weapon . In return, international sanctions against Tehran should be lifted with the prospect of new investments. But after its exit from the nuclear deal, Washington is seeking to increase pressure on the Islamic Republic.

The sanctions against Tehran will come into force next August and threaten to sink the already battered Iranian economy . The US president criticized the previous pact and demanded a more aggressive pact that limits the Iranian missile program and its influence in the region.

The escalation of rhetoric occurs after the Trump government has launched an offensive speech and online communications that seek to foment discontent and put pressure on Iran for it to be put on hold. end its nuclear program and its support for militias, according to US officials familiar with the issue.

Fight on Twitter

By Twitter, Trump sent a strong message to Iran's President Hasan Rohani, saying: "NO MORE THAN WILL THREATEN THE STATES THE UNITED STATES WHERE A RESULT OF WIND GUSTS HAS SUFFERED SOME PETITS DURING HISTORY. "

" WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL SUPPORT ITS GREAT WORDS OF VIOLENCE AND DEATH. came after Rohani told Trump not to "play with the lion's tail" and said that the conflict with Iran would "free" the mother of all wars.

Rohaní also warned Washington that Iran controls and could close the Strait of Ormuz, a strategic point in the Persian Gulf where 30% of the oil transported by sea circulates around the world

Before Trump's message, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo compared the Iranian government system to the mafia and denounced that Rohaní was not a moderate, but "a wolf in uniform." "sheep of corruption and wealth among the leaders of the (Iranian) regime shows that Iran is ruled by something that looks more like a mafia than a government," said Pompeo in a speech in California. In May 1945, the US Treasury announced sanctions against Iranians and three companies linked to the Revolutionary Guards as well as to the Iranian Central Bank.

He added that "there are more (sanctions) to come." "The regime's leaders, especially those at the top of the IRGC (Revolutionary Guards) and the Qods Force (special forces, such as Qasem Soleimani), must feel painful consequences for their bad decisions," he said. he said. the head of American diplomacy.

Pompeo also confirmed that Washington wants all countries to reduce their Iranian oil imports "as close to zero as possible" by November 4, as part of Washington's efforts to increase economic pressure on Tehran.

For its part, Iran has declared that its nuclear work is only for the generation of electricity and other peaceful projects.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated: "WE ARE NOT IMPRESSIONED". "We have existed for millennia and we have seen the fall of empires, including ours, which lasted longer than the life of some countries, BE PRUDENT! ," he said.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the priority was "the security of the American people" and that Tehran would not acquire nuclear weapons.

Trump National Security Advisor, John Bolton, said in a statement: "I have been talking to the President in recent days, and President Trump has told me that if I have not done so, I will not go back. Iran was doing something negative, they would pay price that few countries have ever paid. "

Iran's Defense Minister Amir Hatamí said the US leaders and their regional allies "only understand the language of force" and that, this, "there is no other way than a decisive threat". "We will not give up, but with all our competence, we will defend the vital interests of the Islamic Republic and the well-being of the Iranian people," said the Minister of Defense.

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