Stephen Miller, a White House adviser and top Trump aide, told Fox News in an interview that the US could continue its blockade of Iranian ports “indefinitely”.
US and Iranian officials ended talks in Islamabad last week without reaching any agreement. President Trump has now imposed a naval blockade of Iran’s ports, aiming to choke Tehran’s economy.
Miller told the US broadcaster that Trump was “a man of peace”, but added that the US has made its position clear: “America will not be bullied, and America will never, ever, be threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran. Not now. Not ever.”
“A military operation could wipe out their energy infrastructure for generations. He’s made clear he doesn’t want to do that. He wants Iran to choose the right path to make a deal,” said Miller.
“This embargo is squeezing the economic life out of the Iranian regime, and the United States has the capacity to continue this indefinitely, if Iran chooses the wrong path.”
#From Al Jazeera