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A senior Iranian official has indicated that hostilities between the United States and Iran could reignite soon. This prediction follows remarks by President Trump, suggesting that the U.S. might benefit from dissolving its current agreement with Iran.
Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a prominent officer in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, stated that a “renewed conflict between Iran and the United States is likely.”
According to details shared with intermediaries in Pakistan, Iran’s leadership, significantly weakened by U.S. strikes, is determined to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the U.S. blockade before considering the resumption of nuclear negotiations.
President Trump, speaking on Friday, expressed dissatisfaction with Iran’s proposal.
“Frankly, maybe we’re better off not making a deal at all,” Trump remarked during an event in West Palm Beach, Florida. “Do you want to know the truth? Because we can’t let this thing go on,” he added, underscoring his stance on the matter.
The conflict, which began Feb. 28, had “been going on too long,” the president added. A temporary ceasefire agreement was reached on April 8.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, a Yemeni tanker was hijacked as it sailed toward the Gulf of Aden, Yemen’s coast guard said.
Efforts were underway to track the M/T Eureka, which was seized by unidentified armed men as it made its way toward Somali waters.
Tankers have been utilizing the Red Sea to get oil and gas resources out of the region in response to Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a US blockade.
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control warned shipping companies Friday that they could face sanctions for paying off Iranian authorities who have been charging hefty fees to allow safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.