The post showed Trump wearing his signature “Make America Great Again” cap beside a senior US Navy admiral aboard a naval vessel surrounded by turbulent seas and flashes of lightning. Iranian ships visible in the background added to the growing interpretation that the message was aimed directly at Tehran.
Ahead of his visit, Araghchi held a telephonic conversation with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar earlier in the day. The discussion centred on the evolving regional situation and the status of the ceasefire, signalling Islamabad’s importance in Tehran’s current diplomatic outreach.
Former Diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar said that "whenever there's a tentative agreement", all parties claim victory, which he said has happened in the US-Iran temporary ceasefire, while seeing no clear winner of the war.
