This is the standard Trump negotiating art! Looking back in April 2025, Trump also started by shouting that the US and China were negotiating, which China immediately vehemently denied. As a result, just three weeks later, China and the US announced the first phase of a tariff agreement. This time Iran is playing games off the table while fighting a war of attrition to pressure the global energy market, and will definitely "deny the end" like China did back then before it was certain that it would gain real benefit. This 5-day ceasefire is not so much a glimmer of peace as a delaying strategy for both sides to re-press the pressure at the negotiating table.
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