War in the Middle East: Trump asserts that Iran has been completely defeated and wants a deal

Two weeks after the start of the war in the Middle East, Donald Trump declared Iran “completely defeated” on Saturday.

“Media spreading false information are trying to account for the excellent results achieved by the American army against Iran, which is completely defeated and wishes to conclude an agreement – but not an agreement that I would accept!” wrote Mr. Trump on his Truth Social network, without further details.

Meanwhile, Tehran threatened to “reduce to ashes” energy-related infrastructures linked to the United States in case of an attack on its main oil hub.

The cross-summons of Iran and the United States focused around the Kharg rule. Located in the northern Gulf about 30 km from the Iranian coast, it houses the country’s largest crude oil export terminal.

Targeted oil infrastructures

On Friday night, the American president declared on his Truth Social network that he had “completely destroyed” military targets on the rule and warned that he would also destroy its oil infrastructures “if Iran, or anyone else, came to do anything to hinder the free and safe passage of ships in the Strait of Hormuz.”

During this attack, 15 explosions were heard but “no oil infrastructure was damaged,” wrote the Fars agency on Saturday, citing “sources on the ground” not identified.

“All oil, economic, and energy installations belonging to oil companies in the region, partly owned by the United States or cooperating with the United States, will be immediately destroyed and reduced to ashes,” threatened the spokesman for the central general district of Khatam al-Anbiya, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, quoted by Iranian media.

The price of oil soars

The conflict, triggered by the Israeli-American offensive in Iran on February 28, disrupts oil delivery worldwide, causing prices to soar due to Tehran’s blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s hydrocarbon production passed.

Donald Trump assured that the American navy would “soon, very soon” begin escorting tankers in the strait.

According to the American press, the United States will also send reinforcements to the Middle East, with the New York Times mentioning some 2,500 Marines and three additional ships, and the Wall Street Journal mentioning the assault ship Tripoli, based in Japan.

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