Hopes for an understanding between Washington and Tehran are fading as the Tuesday-night deadline approaches, which Trump tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. According to informed sources, U.S. and regional mediators do not expect Iran to meet the American demand in the remaining time, after it rejected the ceasefire proposal presented the previous day. The sources also said Trump had threatened to target bridges and power plants if the strait remained closed.
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The report suggests the situation is moving toward greater complexity rather than a quick breakthrough.
According to the newspaper’s assessment, military escalation could push Tehran toward greater rigidity instead of retreat,
which would prolong the closure of one of the world’s most important shipping lanes. It would also raise the cost of confrontation for Washington by consuming more munitions and military capabilities, at a time when negotiation channels no longer seem sufficient to produce a breakthrough before the deadline expires.
What next?
The hours leading up to Tuesday night will be decisive: there are two possible paths ahead:
• a late diplomatic breakthrough,
• or an expansion of U.S. threats into a broader phase of military and infrastructure targeting.
