This is not a negotiation aimed at bridging the gaps, but rather a forceful exploration and probing of Iran's pain points and weak points on behalf of the United States, to determine the extent of the impact that the Israeli hammer assigned to the mission had in softening the hardened Iranian iron, before Trump decides to intervene in the war with a heavier, more powerful and more destructive hammer, after Netanyahu failed to accomplish what he was tasked with.
This is how the meeting held in Geneva yesterday between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, the foreign ministers of France, Britain, and Germany, and the European Union's foreign policy chief, can be described. This meeting was held in an attempt to contain the war and its repercussions for the region, according to official statements.
While negotiations were underway in the Swiss capital, the United States was sending more warships into warmer waters, amid growing signs that the escalation was outpacing efforts to cool it, while Trump raised prices to such an extent that Iranians could no longer afford his goods.
Those who practice deception once will practice it again and again. All visible evidence in statements, positions, and movements at sea, on land, and in the air indicates that Trump's postponement decision reflects ill intent rather than good intentions. This makes the coming hours and days potentially explosive with surprises, similar to those that preceded the negotiations, which were scheduled to take place in Muscat two days ago.
In a statement accompanying his announcement that negotiations were being given a chance, Trump said that Araghchi might not be able to return to Tehran if the negotiations failed, suggesting that the failure of the Geneva meetings would be the starting gun for the advance of warships and the overflight of aircraft.
Araghchi's brief statement following yesterday's Geneva meeting suggests that the negotiations are stalling.
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