Time for Trump to dictate terms of Iran’s surrender
President Trump’s patience must have been pushed to its limit with his announcement cancelling Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit to Islamabad for continuing negotiations with Iran on April 25 – having been originally commenced on April 12 - after Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan the evening before their intended arrival and Iran said it had not requested any negotiations.
In a post on Truth Social Trump stated:
"I just cancelled the trip of my representatives going is Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians. Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their 'leadership.' Nobody knows who is in charge, including them. Also, we have all the cards, they have none! If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!!"
Surely it must now be crystal clear to Trump that the only way to end this war requires him to impose America’s terms for doing so and dispatching Witkoff and Kushner to Islamabad to hand those terms to the Pakistani mediators - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar – for them to deliver to the Iranian officials with whom the Pakistanis have been dealing.
The terms of surrender should be signed as presented - or amended as agreed on - within seven days.
Whilst the terms of surrender remain unexecuted by Iran - the war will continue.
Trump has declared:
“Iran’s Navy is lying at the bottom of the Sea, their Air Force is demolished, their Anti-Aircraft and Radar Weaponry is gone, their leaders are no longer with us, the Blockade is airtight and strong and, from there, it only gets worse — Time is not on their side. A Deal will only be made when it’s appropriate and good for the United States of America, our Allies and, in fact, the rest of the World.”
Israel’s Defence Minister has stated:
“Israel is prepared to renew the war against Iran. The [Israeli military] is ready in defence and offence, and the targets are marked,”
Meantime Saudi Arabia has apparently fallen on hard economic times – announcing that:
· The Saudi Arabian government has backed out of a deal that would have provided significant relief to America’s premier opera company – the Metropolitan Opera - as it struggles to recover from the most acute financial crisis in its history. Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, said the Saudis cited damage to the country’s economy caused by the war in Iran and the blockading of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Under the arrangement, announced in September, the Saudis were to have provided the Metropolitan Opera with as much as $200 million over the next eight years — a major boon for the Metropolitan Opera trying to recover from a loss of revenue and audience during the Covid pandemic.
· The $4.7billion contract awarded in January 2024 to WeBuild for the construction of a 2.8km artificial lake at Trojena in northwest Saudi Arabia – a mega project within the wider gigaproject called Neom - has been cancelled - after 30% of the work has been completed.
WeBuild posted a statement on 25 March confirming that developer Neom had terminated the contract:
“regarding the construction in Trojena of a system of three dams designed to feed a freshwater lake, as well as the architectural structure ‘The Bow’”.
This could be an opportune time for Trump to repeat his call to Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords - which could materially advance the end of both the US-Israel- Iran War and 130 years of unresolved conflict between Arabs and Jews.
Time for Trump to start dictating and end negotiating.
The author has a Facebook page: "Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine supporters"
David Singer is a Sydney lawyer and a foundation member of the International Analysts Network.
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