Despite assurances from US President Donald Trump that the war in Iran is nearing its end, Ambassador ad honorem George Aifantis, who also served in Tehran, holds a contrary view. Speaking on the show MAGGA on BankingNews.gr's television channel, BN TV, the experienced diplomat analyzes why "the war is not ending yet." Responding to Angie Stathatou, he refers to the landmark date of March 25th, when a meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping will take place, and analyzes the energy crash caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. "Ship insurance premiums have reached $1 million a day," he says.
The Shah's son is a joke
Regarding the day after, things are not as rosy as the US President or his close ally, Israel, would like: "It does not appear that Iranians will rise up at Netanyahu's command. Although they dislike the regime, there is no one to rally them, as the appeal of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the Shah, barely reaches 2%." The key figure is Larijani, but what Ambassador George Aifantis primarily emphasizes is that the US and Israel, by assassinating Khamenei, have opened Pandora's box: "The regime that emerges will be more radical," he stresses.
Mitsotakis sent the frigates to Cyprus because the Americans told him to and for electoral reasons
Regarding the deployment of frigates and fighter jets to Cyprus, the Ambassador claims that Kyriakos Mitsotakis "did it for pre-election reasons and because the US requested it. Cyprus is no longer at the mercy of Turkey," Mr. Aifantis notes. However, he reveals that there was a new incident in the Aegean, with a Turkish vessel obstructing a foreign ship that was laying cable for ADMIE from Amorgos to Astypalaia. Yet, "the government's foreign policy is reflected in 'Gerapetritis's bows'," the ambassador concludes meaningfully.
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