Donald Trump: “Iran is financially collapsing”

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said that Iran is going through an accelerated financial collapse as a result of the naval blockade imposed by Washington and the restrictions on its main ports.

In a message published early on Wednesday, the president said that Tehran loses around 500 million dollars a day and that even the regime's security forces would be having difficulty collecting their salaries.

“Iran is financially collapsing. They want the Strait of Hormuz to open immediately. They're desperate for cash,” Trump wrote, in a statement that combined economic pressure with a tone of political urgency

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His words came a few hours after he announced the indefinite extension of the ceasefire with Iran, a truce that was about to expire. The decision, he explained, responds to an attempt to open a diplomatic window so that the Iranian government can articulate a unified position in the negotiations, in the midst of what he described as

strong internal divisions.

The measure was adopted following efforts by the head of the Pakistani Army, Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who act as mediators in the conflict. However, the detente is partial: the maritime blockade remains in force and U.S. forces remain on alert

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From Tehran, the response was immediate.

The president of the Iranian Parliament, Mohamad Baqer Qalibaf, rejected any negotiations “under the shadow of the threat”, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi described the naval encirclement as “an act of war” that violates the terms of the ceasefire.

On the ground, the impact of the blockade is already visible. According to the United States Central Command, at least 28 vessels have had to return to Iranian ports or divert their route in the past week to avoid the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key point for

global energy trade.

Despite pressure, Iran insists that it will not negotiate under duress and accuses Washington of undermining the diplomatic process by maintaining the economic encirclement while extending the military truce. Trump, for his part, made it clear that time is limited: if there is no concrete progress, he warned, the United States is willing to resume the offensive

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The situation, in precarious balance, combines a tactical pause with a latent escalation, in which every movement seems designed both to negotiate and to push the limit.