According to a CBS report cited by BlockBeats on Aug. 4, Iranian officials appear to be losing faith in U.S. President Donald Trump’s “carrot and stick” approach. The report said Trump warned Tehran in April that it had to agree to a ceasefire or “all civilization will cease to exist,” but later extended the deadline. He then repeated similar tactics in May and June.
Iranian insiders told CBS that the pattern of threats followed by retreats has reinforced a view inside the country’s leadership that Trump is not seeking to expand the conflict. Instead, they believe he is trying to gain leverage in negotiations. Those sources said Tehran thinks it can withstand pressure and raise U.S. costs through proxy forces, including Yemen’s Houthis, as well as by threatening global shipping routes.
CBS said Tehran’s current assessment is that time is on Iran’s side, and that Washington may eventually conclude there is no military solution to the conflict.
BlockBeats, citing CBS on Aug. 4, reported that Iranian officials appear increasingly unconvinced by Donald Trump’s “carrot and stick” diplomacy.
CBS said Trump warned Tehran in April that it had to agree to a ceasefire or “all civilization will cease to exist.” He later extended that deadline. The report added that he used similar tactics again in May and June.
Iranian insiders told CBS that this pattern of issuing threats and then backing off has only strengthened a judgment within Iran’s leadership: Trump is not looking to widen the conflict, but to build leverage for negotiations.
Those sources said Tehran believes it can absorb the pressure and increase the costs for the United States through proxy forces, including Yemen’s Houthis, and by posing threats to global shipping until Washington concludes that the conflict has no military solution.
According to CBS, Tehran’s current view is that time is on Iran’s side.
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