Most people see Trump's today announcement as a weakness.

I think it's a well thought strategy.

Today, Trump called for a 5-day ceasefire to not strike Iran's energy facilities.

Markets pumped, bond yields went down but then something happened.

Iranian media said Trump's claim is false and no talks are happening.

They even said that Trump is doing all this to control oil prices.

But I think this is much more than that.

For the past few weeks, there have been reports of confusion inside the IRGC and Iran's leadership.

By today's announcement, Trump is indirectly saying that someone from the Iranian leadership wants a deal now.

This is going to create a lot of confusion inside the regime, and with their chain of command already broken, this will make them weaker.

And Trump exactly wants this.

He has always negotiated from the position of authority, and now he wants the same.

I'm not sure how successful this could be, but "Art of the Deal" seems to be back.