The Suspended Talks

The United States has suspended talks with Iran amid assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump. The latter development ought to be considered a tragic affair that afflicts the United States. A serving president deserves more security than what has been provided. Coming to the crux of the matter, the United States has taken a bold step by being a suspect in the talks. The political development must be considered to be acceptable, provided indefinite ceasefire becomes a strategy to halt the mayhem that Iran can cause in the region. Iran is a regional power, and has threatened most Gulf States in the last few weeks. The Peace Talks would have been an improvement for Iran as well as the United States. The United States must consider the high risk non-negotiations bring to the table. The military power should not be exerted in the region as it would disturb commerce, peace and productivity for most of the citizens living in the Middle-East countries. The United States must be prepared for second option if it has fully and untimely scrapped the peace talks. Iran’s belligerence must be curbed and more must be done to free the Strait of Hormuz. Laying mines in the strait should not be allowed, and commerce and commercial ships must be permitted to use it to their benefit.

The United States should consider ceasefire indefinite rather than plying towards another war. A war with Iran might prove to be a costly and a ghastly proposition. It should be well-prepared to deal with onslaught of a country that has not been very friendly in the last years. Iran has been a culprit for quite long, it has quelled democratic protests through violent means and has not allowed its citizens the freedom that they seek to work and live in Tehran. The government in Tehran must be made answerable to the killings of five-thousand of its citizens, lest its memory becomes hazy. The gloomy summary that Iran provides to the world comes with human rights violations, but war with the United States is not an option. The prolongation of ceasefire should be considered a welcome step by the international community, and the United States must be expected to prolong it as far as it can, or make it indefinite to safeguard its own interests in the region. Wars do not serve much purpose, the United States and Iran would be well-advised to use the United Nations as an international body to resolve their intractable differences. Commerce and peace should not be made a victim in the region.

Yuvraj Saharan

Capital Report