Iran y USA They are very close, if nothing goes wrong, to signing a agreement that serves to definitively put an end to the war in the Middle East, which began last February 28 with the surprise assassination of the then supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
This first agreement consists, according to leaks to the press, of a single folio, and marks a understanding to stop the fighting on all fronts—including Lebanon—, the beginning of a period that serves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and to start the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear programthe most important point of contention between Tehran y Washington.
Hormuz has been blocked since the beginning of the war, both by Iran, which has not allowed international ships and cargo ships to cross the road without payment or permission, and by the United States, which since the beginning of May has closed the passage to any Persian vessel that has sought cross the straitwhere before the conflict the 20% of global oil and gas trade.
“The agreement It is already largely negotiated and is subject to termination by the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran and other countries. […] The final aspects and details of the agreement are being discussed. It will be announced soon. In addition to other aspects of the pact, the Strait of Hormuz will open,” the US president wrote this Saturday night on his social networks, Donald Trump.
Several leaks to the American press ensure that the agreement stipulates several deadlines, in which in exchange for the opening of Hormuz, the United States will begin to lift your own block and to return Iranian assets abroad. Both countries would be urged, according to the text, to sit down to negotiate the nuclear section—and the future of the 440 kilos of highly enriched uranium in Tehran’s possession—within a period of 30 to 60 days.
“I think that, perhaps, there is a possibility that in the next few hours the world receive good news“said the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubiothis Sunday.
Back to the starting box
The agreement, if confirmed, will mean a clear return to the situation prior to a war that, although it has managed to eliminate a large part of the Iranian military and political leadership, has not brought no political objective to Washington: The US and Iran are now negotiating to open a sea route that was open in February, while both countries were conducting nuclear negotiations that are now postponed.
Iran maintains its position from then, and refuses to hand over its enriched uranium and give up its enrichment program. “Iran is ready for the possibility that nuclear negotiations may fail, despite this potential agreement with the US. Our armed forces are on high alertconsidering the criminal history of the American government and its ally, the Zionist regime (Israel),” the Iranian news agency declared this Sunday Tasnim.
According to anonymous Pakistani sources —Pakistan has emerged as the main mediator in this conflict – negotiations between Washington and Tehran could begin as soon as the end of next week or at the beginning of June, once the Eid al-Adhathe Feast of Sacrificecelebrated throughout the Muslim world.
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