US President Donald Trump’s latest comments have pushed the US-Iran crisis into a far more volatile phase. After declaring the ceasefire effectively dead, threatening fresh strikes and even raising the prospect of targeting Iran’s power infrastructure and seizing Kharg Island, he has indicated that the US may be preparing for a renewed military campaign.
Yet Trump has also left the door open for negotiations, saying talks could still go on, his signature tactic of escalating pressure while preserving diplomatic ambiguity. The result is a moment of deep uncertainty, where neither war nor diplomacy appears fully dominant. What happens next will depend not only on Washington and Tehran, but also on Gulf states, global energy markets and the willingness of both sides to absorb further costs.
