Morteza Kazemian, a member of the editorial board of Iran International, said that alongside the intensification of remarks by Donald Trump and officials of the U.S. government about the Islamic Republic, Trump is speaking from a position of greater strength with the Islamic Republic as Washington increases its military and economic pressures.

He emphasized that the continuation of the economic and naval blockade, alongside keeping the path for negotiations open, has placed the Islamic Republic in a state of suspension and complexity.