While President Trump extends the US-Iran ceasefire to allow for Pakistani-led mediation, regional sources allege the move masks preparations for a major military escalation. With the US naval blockade tightening and Iran claiming its first shipping tolls, tension reaches a breaking point. While the Trump administration presents the latest extension of the US-Iran ceasefire as a diplomatic opportunity to reach a permanent deal, some Arab and Iranian sources are claiming it is merely a “smokescreen” for an impending large-scale US ground operation aimed at breaking Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz.
These unverified claims, which have circulated in regional media and statements from Iranian officials, allege that President Trump is using the current period of relative calm to complete the deployment of infantry and armored forces at bases near Iran. The sources further suggest the US is preparing for a physical takeover of strategic port cities or islands to permanently secure freedom of navigation in the strait if Tehran refuses the latest ultimatum.
President Trump has repeatedly expressed reluctance for major ground wars in the region, favoring air, naval, and economic pressure instead. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday (April 21) that the US would extend the fragile ceasefire with Iran with no fixed expiration date. The extension was made at the request of Pakistani mediators and to allow Iran’s “seriously fractured” government time to submit a unified proposal for a permanent peace deal. (Read More)
Dr. Bill Salus Comment: If this happens, meaning if the US sends boots on the ground into SW Iran, which is the anicient territory of Elam, then it could lead to the prophtic fulfillment of Jeremiah 49:36-37, which declares;
""I will bring enemies from all directions, and I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds. They will be exiled to countries around the world. I myself will go with Elam’s enemies to shatter it. In my fierce anger, I will bring great disaster upon the people of Elam,” says the Lord. “Their enemies will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely.""
