‘TRUMP MADE DEAL OUT OF DESPERATION’, SAYS IRAN SUPREME LEADER
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The United States has lifted its naval blockade of Iran as the US-Iran deal starts to take effect after being signed on Wednesday.
The agreement centres around 14 key points, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. You can read the full summary of the agreement here.
What the US has said
- “OIL IS FLOWING, IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON,” wrote Donald Trump in a social media post praising the deal
- Later, the US president posted that he expects a ceasefire to take effect “on all fronts”, including between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon
- Vice-President JD Vance stressed that Iran would not receive any money as part of the deal unless it met the obligations set out by the US
Iran’s response to the deal
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in a statement, outlined how he initially disagreed with the deal but ultimately allowed it to go ahead.
- Khamenei also said that Trump came to the agreement “out of desperation”
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran “did not trade its dignity” in making the deal with the US, praising his nation’s diplomacy and “resilience”
Following the agreement, the US and Iran now begin a 60-day negotiation period to reach what is described in the agreement as the “final deal”.
But the formal signing ceremony scheduled for tomorrow in Switzerland is cancelled, according to Pakistan. Vance also said while the US is planning to go there to talk, the timing is now uncertain.
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