The 60 Day Peace Window Closed, and Trump’s Iran Strategy May Shift Dramatically
17 August marked the 240th anniversary of American folk hero Davy Crockett -- ‘King of the Wild Frontier’, as the old song goes. It also marked the official end of the 60-day period for negotiations to end the conflict between the U.S.
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- Fact 1: 17 August marked the 240th anniversary of American folk hero Davy Crockett -- ‘King of the Wild Frontier’, as the old song goes.
- Fact 2: It also marked the official end of the 60-day period for negotiations to end the conflict between the U.S.
- Fact 3: Bizarrely, it has to be said, Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz -- the key global energy transit route through which around 30% of the world’s oil historically moved and about 20% of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) -- “an American territory” and stated he would formally designate it as such “pretty soon”.
- Fact 4: In an adjunct move, Tehran is also working on formalising its own permanent transit authority over the chokepoint through a sovereign pact with Oman, with Iran demanding a 5% to 7% cargo transit fee on the value of all commercial shipments passing through the Strait.
17 August marked the 240th anniversary of American folk hero Davy Crockett -- ‘King of the Wild Frontier’, as the old song goes. It also marked the official end of the 60-day period for negotiations to end the conflict between the U.S.
and Iran. Whether U.S. President Donald Trump sees himself as King of his own Wild Frontier is anyone’s guess.
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Original source: OilPrice.com
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