By EFE
The United States Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth He said this Thursday that his country’s Armed Forces are prepared to resume attacks on Iran if Tehran does not reach a peace agreement with Washington during the valid temporary ceasefire.
Hegseth indicated in a press conference at the Pentagon that US troops remain in the region to “implement a railway blockade” in the Strait of Hormuz and ensure an “optimal position to resume combat operations in the event this new Iranian regime makes a bad decision and does not agree to a deal.”
“This is precisely what we urged this morning. We hope that this new Iranian regime chooses wisely” and a pact is reached, added the secretary, who described the US blockade of Iranian ports as “the most diplomatic option” to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic.
Hegseth warned the Iranian military leadership that “they are watching them” and that they know “what military resources are moving and where they are moving them.”
He insisted that the US Navy “controls traffic” that enters and leaves the Strait (of Hormuz)” because they have “real resources and capabilities,” so they are prepared to maintain this operation “as long as necessary.”
“But if Iran makes a bad decision, then it will face a blockade already.” bombs falling on their infrastructureits electrical and energy system,” he threatened.
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, agreed that the US command “remains prepared and ready to resume major combat operations at any time.”
For his part, the head of the US Central Command, Brad Cooper, explained that the troops are taking advantage of the time during the ceasefire.
“We are rearming ourselves, we are renewing our equipment and we are adjusting our tactics, techniques and procedures,” he told reporters.
The American president, Donald Trump, has said in recent hours that The war is “about to end” and that there will be new peace negotiations with Iran after the failure of the first round in Islamabad (Pakistan).
Next Wednesday is the second week of the ceasefire agreementsubject to the opening during the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic hydrocarbon route interrupted by Iran in retaliation for the war started on February 28 by the United States and Israel.
The White House clarified this Wednesday that the negotiations for a second round of dialogue are continuing and that, if they occur, these conversations would take place again in Pakistanunder the mediation of that Government.
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