Washington changes the "scheduling" of its strikes against Iran, and the reason is its crippling debts.
Arabian Sea Newspaper - Special
**Arab Sea - Follow-ups:** Informed American sources said that the administration of US President Donald Trump intends not to direct a military strike against Iran, with the participation of Israel, before next October, for several considerations, foremost of which is exceeding the stage of refinancing US debts scheduled for next month. The sources explained that there is an internal American dilemma represented in completing the re-securing of the safe side of debt financing, which requires the Trump administration, its institutions, and its agencies not to go to launching extended military strikes on sites inside Iran before October. This comes in light of an existing American trend of the need to end the Iranian nuclear program and not give Tehran a chance to restore its military sites and components of its nuclear project as soon as possible. The source indicated that "the closest opportunity to carry out this military operation in cooperation with Israel will not be before October, so that the expected rise in oil prices in the event of striking Iran does not lead to additional economic and financial burdens on the United States, especially with the need to refinance the safe tranche of US debts, estimated at about 35 trillion dollars." The source indicated that the Trump administration is working on more than one track to prepare for the expected strikes against Iran, which military and strategists close to the Republican president believe that the most appropriate time for them will be between October and next December. The source continued that any military operations against Iran will raise oil prices globally, which will be reflected in inflation rates and lead to raising interest rates in the United States, at a time when Washington needs to refinance its debts, which calls for postponing the operation until after completing this step. On the other hand, a French diplomatic source revealed that the Iranian team in the "Coordination Side" committee, which was in contact with the European Troika (France, Britain, Germany) before its work stopped after the 12-day war last June, informed officials in the French Foreign Ministry that Tehran wants a rapid European role to open effective negotiations with the United States. The French diplomat explained, in statements to "Arab Sea," that Tehran wants to form a negotiating team between it and the three Troika countries to discuss an offer that includes the possibility of a partial suspension of the uranium enrichment process, in addition to setting new foundations for cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, including follow-up visits to nuclear sites, in exchange for an initial halt to "trigger mechanism" procedures. He added that the Iranian offer also includes that Washington be directly informed of the course of negotiations with the Troika, and that the success of any talks is contingent on European intervention that guarantees that Israel will not direct potential military strikes against Iran. According to the French source, there is a separation between activating the European "trigger mechanism" and the US sanctions imposed on Tehran, noting that any European role with the United States will be linked to efforts to establish peace, prevent tensions, and avoid igniting wars. He affirmed that guarantees not to attack Iran, under the current circumstances, must be through direct communication channels between Washington and Tehran, especially since the Europeans are not now in the position of "mediator."
