Un responsable iranien juge "probable" une reprise de la guerre avec les Etats-Unis
An Iranian military official said on Saturday that a resumption of war with the United States was "likely" after Donald Trump rejected a new offer from Tehran to revive peace talks.
A ceasefire came into effect on April 8, after almost 40 days of Israeli-American strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory strikes in the region.
A first round of direct talks in Islamabad on April 11 proved unsuccessful, and so far have had no follow-up as the differences between the two sides remain strong, from the Strait of Hormuz to the nuclear issue.
Iran this week transmitted a new text via Pakistan, the mediator in the discussions, without any details being released about its content.
Donald Trump, however, said on Friday that he was "not satisfied" with this latest version, repeating that in his view Iranian leaders were "disunited" and unable to agree on a strategy to end the conflict.
The American president, who had already threatened to annihilate Iranian "civilization", added that he would prefer not to have to "pulverize Iran once and for all" but that a resumption of the war remained "an option".
He was briefed by the army on Thursday about possible new military actions.
"A resumption of the conflict between Iran and the United States is likely, and the facts have shown that the United States has not respected any promise or agreement," reacted Mohammad Jafar Asadi, deputy inspector of the Khatam Al-Anbiya armed forces command, on Saturday, as quoted by the Fars news agency.
"The armed forces are fully prepared for any further adventurism or reckless action by the Americans," he added.
Donald Trump theoretically had until Friday to request authorization from the US Congress to continue the war. He preferred to send a letter to congressional leaders notifying them that hostilities against Iran were "over," even though several Democratic lawmakers pointed out that the continued presence of US forces in the region indicated otherwise.
The USS Gerald Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has left the Middle East, but 20 US Navy vessels, including two other aircraft carriers, remain deployed.
The war has killed thousands, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, and its repercussions continue to shake the global economy, with oil prices rising this week to levels not seen since 2022.
Because even though the bombings have stopped, the conflict continues in other forms: Washington is imposing a blockade on Iranian ports in retaliation for Tehran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which previously a fifth of the world's hydrocarbons were consumed.
While Donald Trump is outraged by the Europeans' refusal to support him militarily against Iran, the Pentagon has announced the withdrawal of some 5,000 troops from Germany within a year, a significant reduction in its forces on the continent.
The president was particularly annoyed by comments from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stating that the Americans had "no strategy" in Iran and that Tehran was "humiliating" the world's leading power.
Meanwhile, Iran remains inflexible. "We will certainly not accept having a policy imposed on us," declared the head of the judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, on Friday.
Negar Mortazavi, of the think tank Center for International Policy, emphasizes the "cohesion" of the Iranian power, united in an "existential battle".
Although the truce has allowed Iranians to return to a certain normality, their daily lives are weighed down by soaring inflation and unemployment in a country already weakened by decades of international sanctions.
Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in a written message, urged companies that have suffered damage to "avoid layoffs as much as possible," in the name of the "economic and cultural war" that Iran is waging.
Amir, 40, says he starts his day by "watching the news, and the reports of executions" by the Iranian authorities. On Saturday, the courts announced the hanging of two men accused of spying for Israel.
"I feel like I'm stuck in purgatory," he told AFP. "The United States and Israel will end up attacking us again" while "the world turns a blind eye."
On the Lebanese front, where Israel is fighting the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement despite the ceasefire, new strikes on the south of the country have left 13 dead, including a child, according to Lebanese authorities.
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