Trump positioning to end the US-Israel-Iran conflict

Why Trump is therefore maintaining the 7 April ceasefire is still in force on 18 April is unclear:

President Donald Trump said he may not extend a tentative ceasefire between the United States and Iran if negotiations fail to produce an agreement by Wednesday, raising the prospect of renewed military action.

"Maybe I won't extend it," Trump said when asked aboard Air Force One whether he would prolong the ceasefire or resume strikes if talks fall short.

"Maybe I won't extend it, so you have a blockade, and unfortunately we have to start dropping bombs again," the president added.

It is in America's national interest for Trump to now – within a tight timeline:

• Prepare his Instrument of Surrender
• Deliver the Instrument of Surrender to Iran to execute
• Consider any reply by Iran to amending the terms of surrender and
• Further respond to Iran with the final terms for surrender.
• Iran executes the Surrender

There is a perception that Teheran is toying and time-wasting with Trump - who must not allow this to continue.

It is time Trump acted decisively – not try to make head and tail of confusing messages emanating from Iranian officials such as opening the Strait of Hormuz one day and closing it the next day

The time for playing games seems surely set to end.