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No Deal Yet, but Trump Builds Expectations as Iran Bargaining Tactic
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - The U.S. is reporting significant progress in the negotiations with Iran as part of a creative negotiating tactic by the White House at the initiative of President Trump. Trump said the progress in the negotiations was enough to pause the new U.S. operation aimed at forcibly reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. Public statements by U.S. and Iranian officials make clear that there is still no authorized Iranian agreement to an American proposal for a limited framework deal that would stop the fighting for 30 days while negotiations take place. The American proposal could end Iran's economic distress and prevent devastating strikes on oil, gas and possibly transportation infrastructure that could take many years to repair. If the regime rejects the American proposal, public anger inside Iran could intensify. In any case, Trump's maneuver has given him broader legitimacy to resume bombing Iran if the proposal is rejected, even in the face of opposition on Capitol Hill.