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El estrecho de Ormuz al atardecer con petroleros cruzando entre montañas áridas y un buque naval a lo lejos
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Trump says Iran will need 25 years to rebuild

Trump said Iran will take 25 years to rebuild after the February offensive, that he will soon decide whether to go further, and that Washington controls the…

--- The context --- United States President Donald Trump spoke from the White House about Iran after the offensive launched in February by the United States and Israel. His remarks came amid speculation about a possible restart of the offensive. According to Trump, Washington must soon decide whether it wants to go further. Last week he considered the ceasefire agreed in connection with the memorandum signed in June in Pakistan a waste of time, amid mutual accusations with Tehran over the lack of progress in talks. --- The facts --- Trump said it will take Iran 25 years to rebuild the country after the February offensive. He said he would prefer not to destroy the rest of the country if possible, but he held that he may have to do so and that his decision will be known soon. He said the current situation is, in his words, a virtual occupation, because United States forces have, according to him, total control of the Strait of Hormuz. He added that the blockade of Iranian ports to prevent Tehran from exporting oil has been a tremendous success. He also stressed that Iran's military capabilities are reduced and that nobody in the United States ranks has died in six or seven months. He expressed regret over the death of 18 service members and compared that figure with those of Vietnam or Afghanistan. He repeated that Tehran will not have nuclear weapons and that its authorities do nothing without Washington's approval. --- The positions --- The position expressed by Trump is that the current policy is working. He linked that assessment to control of Hormuz, the oil blockade and his statement that the United States obtains more oil now than before the war. At the same time, he left open the possibility of going further, combining his preference not to destroy the rest of the country with the warning that he may have to do so. --- What remains unknown --- The decision Trump anticipated as upcoming is not yet known. He also did not detail what conditions would lead Washington to expand its action or leave the current policy unchanged, nor what will happen with the ceasefire and talks with Tehran. --- Unanswered questions --- What decision will Trump make about going further in Iran? What reach would a possible restart of the offensive have? How would it affect control of Hormuz and the oil blockade? Will Tehran and Washington be able to advance after blaming each other for the stalemate? --- EPM analysis --- Trump's message focuses on the human and material cost of prolonged pressure. By speaking of 25 years of reconstruction and a virtual occupation, he describes a scenario where any new decision would have direct consequences if tensions escalate again. That reading coexists with his statement that the policy is working and with the regret he expressed over the 18 dead service members. The balance between sustaining pressure, avoiding new losses and defining the ceasefire becomes the core of the announced decision. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, Trump's remarks leave Iran facing a reconstruction he puts at 25 years and Washington facing an immediate decision on whether to maintain pressure he presents as effective or expand it with risks not yet detailed. Control of Hormuz, the oil blockade, reduced military capabilities and the fate of the ceasefire form a single board. What matters will be verifying whether current containment prevents a new escalation or opens the way to another phase of the conflict.
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