While USA e Iran They negotiate in Islamabad, Pakistana possible—although difficult—resolution to the war in Near East, Washington This Saturday he claimed to have transited with two warships through the Strait of Hormuz.
The road was partially closed by Tehran at the beginning of the war, and has remained blocked despite the temporary ceasefire of this week. Iran, from now on, ensures that any ship seeking to transit through Hormuz must communicate and request prior permission from the Iranian army. He parliament lost is debating creating new legislation that would allow Iran to, in effect, collect a toll to every freighter that passes the track. Before the war it passed through Hormuz near the 20% of world trade of gas and oil.
“We have begun the process of unblocking the Strait of Hormuz as a favor to countries around the world, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany and many others. Incredibly, they do not have the courage or the will to do the work themselves,” said the US president, Donald Trumpthis Saturday. Iran, however, has denied that such a step took place.
The maintenance of the closure of the strait is, together with the continuation of Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon, the biggest obstacle in the negotiations in Pakistan, which began this Saturday afternoon.
Islamabad, in fact, announced on Wednesday — when the Asian country confirmed the temporary ceasefire negotiated to begin talks — that the war was ending on all fronts, including the Lebanonand that Iran had committed to reopening Hormuz. Neither of the two questions has been fulfilled.
“Imperative need”
“It is an imperative need for Iran to restore freedom and security of passage in the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible. France is ready to contribute to this work. We also understand the enormous importance of respecting the ceasefire in the region, including Lebanon,” said French President Emmanuel Macron this Saturday afternoon, after a few hours of communication with his Iranian counterparts, Mesud Pezeshkianturco, Recep Tayyip Erdoganand the Saudi crown prince, Mohammad Bin Salman.
Throughout the war, Iran has clearly targeted both Hormuz and the oil stations from all the Gulf countries, without exception. Tehran’s tactics have been clear: hit international markets to force Donald Trump – who fears a response from the American electorate in the coming midterm electionsscheduled for November of this year—to stop their offensive against the Persian country.
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