'Sad Irony' To Trump's Current Tough Spot Amid Iran Negotiations, Ex-US Ambassador Warns

"The campaign has produced in terms of strategic gains, nothing."

Political Correspondent

There is a “sad irony” to Donald Trump’s current predicament with Iran, according to a former US ambassador.

Iran effectively closed the major oil shipping lane, the Strait of Hormuz, earlier this year in response to the US and Israeli strikes on Tehran in February.

That blockade has caused a global economic shock as oil tankers are bottlenecked around the waterway.

The White House is subsequently under immense pressure find a solution to the war it started so business as usual can resume.

A former US vice-president JD Vance claimed overnight that Washington and Tehran are “very close” to agreeing an extension of their ceasefire, though a deal is “not there yet”.

American officials have suggested the two countries have agreed to a framework for a deal, but they are yet to get the stamp of approval from Trump and Iran’s........

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