Iran wants total Trump humiliation and strangle-hold on west

Iran wants total Trump humiliation and strangle-hold on westIran will reject temporary ceasefire whilst Trump let's loose with angry tirades and juvenile ultimata - because it want to exact as much political damage for the States as possibleOpinionopinionChris Hughes Defence and Security Editor14:22, 06 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesWar spreads as Israel opens fire on Hezbollah(Image: AFP via Getty Images)Against a backdrop of foul-mouthed tirades from the US President, threats of being bombed “to hell” and treachery during negotiations, Iran is unlikely to accept the latest proposals. It is quite incredible that Iran appears to be holding all the cards and it knows it can stall these peace talks, exerting as much humiliation for Donald Trump f rom it as it possibly can.‌Trump can blurt out war-crime threats about destroying civilian infrastructure in order to open up the Strait of Hormuz as much as he wants - but it appears the threat just will not work. It now seems Iran saw all of this coming and in fact, it wants to goad Trump and it is working. It is almost as if Iranian intelligence and strategists have been studying Trump’s bullying and cowardly psychology for years in order to predict his next move every time.‌View 5 ImagesDamage from Iran missile, Central Israel(Image: AFP via Getty Images)‌The proposal brokered by Pakistan is for a two stage process including a ceasefire lasting for over a month that would lead eventually to an end to the war and which would open up the Strait. But Iran, having lost its head of intelligence in a bombing raid today declared the Strait will "never return to its former state", especially for the US and Israel.And Iran has already stated it will not accept a temporary ceasefire whilst it is under the threat of having its power plants blitzed if it does not comply by midnight on Wednesday. The United States has already proved it cannot be trusted and nor can its envoys after using peace talks with Tehran as cover to blitz...