Kamal Ghorui
Donald Trump early Sunday doubled down on his victory rhetoric against Iran, claiming the US had dismantled Tehran’s military capabilities and warning China of serious consequences if it is found to have supplied weapons to the Mojtaba Khamenei-led Islamic Republic.US President Donald Trump said, “… They have no navy, radar or air force. Their leaders are all dead… For many years he ruled; he’s gone. With all of that, let’s see what happens — but from my standpoint, I don’t care.”On reports of China shipping weapons to Iran, Trump said, “If China does that, China is going to have big problems.”On ongoing US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad being settled with Trump’s deputy JD Vance-led team alongside Iranian delegations, Trump said, “They’ve been meeting for many hours… We will see what happens. Regardless of that, we win… Maybe they make a deal; maybe they don’t. It doesn’t matter. From the standpoint of America, we win… The boats are sailing up and heading out to our country. We are loading the huge tankers with oil and gas...”Responding to ANI’s question on whether the US will release Iranian assets, MAGA supremo said, “We will see what happens. We are in a deep negotiation with Iran, we win regardless. We have defeated them militarily… We are sweeping the Strait… Whether we make a deal or not, it makes no difference to me — and the reason is because we’ve won… We were not helped by Nato…”Meanwhile, the United States and Iran have begun talks after more than a month of full-scale military aggression, with Pakistan mediating efforts to defuse the crisis that had led Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global trade.The two sides initiated direct negotiations in Islamabad on Saturday, days after announcing a fragile two-week ceasefire, marking a rare face-to-face engagement.The US delegation is led by JD Vance, along with special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The Iranian side is headed by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.
