🏛️ TEHRAN — Iran's economy minister just told Monday's negotiators they have nothing to fear. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A two-year resilience claim publicly signals Tehran can outlast US pressure — directly undercutting Trump's no-deadline posture. With Hormuz blocked and sanctions biting, the message is calibrated: Iran won't fold Monday. It hardens Araghchi's floor and shrinks the concession space before talks open.
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⏱️ DEADLINE — Trump restored the clock Iran thought Monday had removed. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Yesterday Trump explicitly set no deadline — today he's back to "last chance." That reversal in under 24 hours signals internal pressure, not strategy. Tehran's flat denial of talks gives hardliners cover to
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⚔️ WASHINGTON — Trump named the endgame the day before diplomats sit down. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: "Decapitation" isn't a strike on Fordow — it's regime removal. Said 24 hours before Monday talks, it publicly corners Araghchi: accept terms or lose leadership. But it also hands Iranian hardliners the
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⏱️ TALKS — Trump just told Iran exactly what Monday's first hour must deliver. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Sequencing matters: Hormuz first, nuclear second. That order hands Tehran a concrete ask before any enrichment concession — but Iran's corridor proposal preserves operational control, not full reopening. "One way or the
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⚓ HORMUZ — Nine vessels "redirected" in 24 hours — the day before talks begin. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: CENTCOM's language is deliberate: "redirected" not "blocked" — US forces are actively managing corridor traffic while Iran still sets terms through Oman. Nine vessels in 24 hours against Monday&