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Case "Ramadan War"/116; Shortage of U.S. Defense Weapons; Why Did Trump Retreat Against Iran? 🔺CNN: The U.S. Army has used nearly 80 percent of its THAAD missile defense system interceptors and about half of its Patriot missiles during the five-month war against Iran. Informed sources emphasized that senior U.S. military commanders have warned that Pentagon ammunition stocks are "dangerously low." This is the first time that precise figures regarding the catastrophic decline of THAAD missile inventories have been publicly disclosed. 🔺Euronews: Donald Trump, the President of the United States, claimed in a wavering and contradictory tone, on one hand, that an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz may be reached "by Wednesday," and on the other hand, threatened that if negotiations fail, Iran would face severe consequences. Trump said in an interview with Fox News: "The strait will open soon, or they will be very severely hit and then the strait will open." The U.S. Treasury Secretary also mentioned the possibility of an agreement by Wednesday or Thursday. 🔺Axios: The U.S., Iran, and Oman are finalizing a temporary 60-day agreement for the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, and Washington hopes to announce this agreement on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Qatar, playing a mediating role, stated that diplomatic efforts continue, but no direct negotiations between Iran and the U.S. are scheduled. 🔺Al-Mayadeen: The most important and complex issue in the negotiations between Iran and the U.S. is neither the nuclear file, nor the Strait of Hormuz, nor Lebanon, but Iran's frozen assets. Washington has used financial sanctions and dollar dominance as tools of economic and political pressure over the past decades, considering them a complement to its military power. 🔺Rai Al-Youm: The relationships between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. cannot be analyzed solely based on enmity and permanent alliances; rather, interests, power balances, and regional conditions must be considered. Regional policy is more based on "interests and threats" than absolute friends and enemies. Also, the U.S., Iran, and Israel have simultaneously entered competition, negotiations, and efforts to contain each other at different times. 🔺Al Jazeera: The war in Gaza has exacerbated divisions within the Democratic Party in the U.S. regarding support for Israel. In the House of Representatives, more than 100 Democratic representatives supported a proposal to halt the annual $3.3 billion military aid to Israel; however, this proposal faced widespread opposition and was rejected. This vote reflects a decrease in support for Benjamin Netanyahu's government's policies and an increase in criticism of the continued military aid from Washington to Israel.