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Iran and US agree to halt attacks

Iran and US agree to halt attacks

Published by Sam Flores

The US and Iran have agreed to halt strikes after a three-day escalation of conflict in the Strait of Hormuz. The two sides will meet in Qatar on Tuesday to discuss disagreements over navigation in the strait, as the renewed attacks threaten to collapse their interim peace deal, signed just 11 days ago. “Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU [memorandum of understanding]. Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely,” a US official said. The resumption of negotiations follows a burst of conflict in the strait which began when an Iranian drone hit a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the waterway on Thursday. Washington and Tehran then traded retaliatory attacks that spread to the Gulf states. The tit-for-tat strikes means negotiators have lost precious time. Under the MOU signed on June 17, a 60-day period was set for negotiators to settle the future of Iran’s nuclear programme. Technical talks this week were expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear activities. Tehran said it held a “brief discussion” …

Peace talks descend into chaos after Trump accuses Tehran of leaking ‘fake’ deal terms

Peace talks descend into chaos after Trump accuses Tehran of leaking ‘fake’ deal terms

Published by Sam Flores

Talks to end the war between Iran and the US were thrown into chaos again on Friday after Donald Trump accused Tehran of leaking “fake” details of an agreement. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said that the terms of the deal published in both Iranian state media and global news agencies was “fake news” amid growing confusion over the state of negotiations. Under the terms, the agreement would open the Strait of Hormuz, lift a US naval blockade and end the Israeli war in Lebanon. The most contentious issues, including the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, would be decided in a further 60 days of talks. Trump accused Iran of spreading ‘fake news’ about a deal (Reuters) In a post on social media, Trump did not say what was inaccurate in reports on the proposed deal, but said: “The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing.” “Very dishonorable people to deal with,” he said of ⁠the …

Iran ‘to surrender uranium and open Hormuz’ in US deal

Iran ‘to surrender uranium and open Hormuz’ in US deal

Published by Sam Flores

The US and Iran have agreed in principle to a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Tehran surrender its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, a US official has said. It is hoped that the agreement will end the US and Iranian blockades of the vital waterway, restoring stability to the Middle East and ending the global energy crisis triggered by the war. A US official stressed that, while the broad framework had been decided, final sign-off was still needed from Donald Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader. Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, expressed cautious optimism that a deal could materialise as early as Monday, while reiterating Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks. “We thought we might have some news last night, maybe today, I wouldn’t read too much into it,” Mr Rubio said in New Delhi, referring to the potential agreement. “We have what I think is a pretty solid thing on the table in terms of their ability to open up the straits, get the straits …