redstate.com By streiff
Even though President Trump withdrew from the ill-considered, if not outright treasonous, Obama-negotiated Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, otherwise known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, in his first term (see There Is a “Plan B” After Cancelling the Iran Deal but Even If There Weren’t It Wouldn’t Matter – RedState), one of the first things he did after his inauguration was to restart negotiations with Iran. Communications were opened, using the good offices of the Sultan of Oman. The U.S. demands were the same as they were when negotiations finally broke down: Iran’s nuclear program must be terminated, a curb must be placed on Iran’s ballistic missile program, and Iran must stop funding terrorist groups such as Lebanese Hezbollah.
There were four rounds of mediated talks ending on May 11, 2025, and an Iranian rejection of any limits on uranium enrichment. This precipitated Operation Midnight Hammer.
In mid-January 2026, the U.S. began a military build-up in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. Initially, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group was involved, but on February 13, the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group was pulled from Operation Southern Spear, the U.S. Southern Command operation directed at drug running and oil smuggling via Venezuela, and ordered to the CENTCOM area; see U.S. Rejects Tehran’s Latest Deal and All Signs Suggest That Regime Change Is on Trump’s Agenda – RedState.
As the build-up took shape, negotiations resumed on February 6. This round produced nothing and led us to where we are today.
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