Trump likely to accept Iran proposal to end war, former US official says
Iran’s proposal to end the war will likely be accepted by the Trump administration in order to relieve the burgeoning economic impact threatening the global economy, a former senior US official says.
Trump and his top security advisers are currently reviewing Iran’s offer.
“The top of the agenda has to be reopening the Strait of Hormuz,” Henry S Ensher told Al Jazeera.
He said the nuclear issue will be “difficult to settle” going forward, but it’s “easier to get the Strait of Hormuz” done.
Asked if he believes Trump will go for Iran’s proposal, Ensher replied: “I suspect at the end that’s where it will end up … I suspect they’ll put the nuclear negotiations on a different timeframe … The strait is more amenable to a quicker solution.”
He said reopening the Hormuz trade route without any conditions will be a “strategic victory for Iran – no way to soft-pedal that, but I think the Americans will find it necessary to do that given the damage that’s being done to the economy right now”.
