“Twenty-four hours after announcing that a deal with Iran was in its final stages…Donald Trump declared on Sunday that he did not want “précipiter les négociationsâ€observe Politico.
“I have asked my representatives not to rush to reach an agreement, because time is on our side…wrote the American president on his Truth Social network, further emphasizing that the blockade of Iranian ports imposed by his country would remain in force “until an agreement is reached, certified and signedâ€.
The preliminary agreement “provides for both parties to lift their blockades†immediately, while “Talks on nuclear issues and sanctions relief will continue for 60 days or moreâ€résume The Wall Street Journal. L’administration Trump “further asserts that the regime has given assurances that a final agreement would stipulate the “renunciation†of its enriched uranium– which, however, the Iranian authorities denyâ€.
“Exasperating opacityâ€
Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to be toying with the idea that an agreement could be signed this weekend. But a US official told CBSNews yes “Iran’s Supreme Leader approved the main lines†of the agreement, a final text “still needs to be validated before anything is signedâ€.
And the validation circuit in Tehran is complex. Even before the start of hostilities, “the Iranian system was “exasperatingly slow and opaque…underlined this manager, and he has become even more so since…relave la chaîne américaine.
“The best news from these last-ditch negotiations between Washington and Tehranâ€carried out under the mediation of Pakistan, “is that a conflict, which could easily have become even more uncontrollable, seems to be in the process of de-escalation…analyse The New York Times – and that the Strait of Hormuz, “the bottleneck through which a quarter of the world’s oil passesâ€should reopen.
“In the end, each side had little choice but to make concessions…adds the American title. “They opted for the least bad solution, among those that they both perceived as bad options.â€.
“Retablir the status quoâ€
But as positive as it is, the draft agreement “only beginning to restore the status quo, to return it approximately to the state it was in on February 28, the date Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu†launched their attack against Iran, the daily notes. Their objective was to “put a definitive end to Iran’s nuclear and ballistic programs…et “To this day they have failed… on both counts.
Cela n’a pas échappé à “some Republican senators and conservative commentators close to Trumpâ€who have “criticized the pending agreement, with some going so far as to compare it to the 2015 nuclear deal signed by President Obamaâ€REMARK Axios.
“American and Israeli hawks, politicians and analysts who support the hard line in general, and against Iran in particular, are very worried and angry…confirms The World.
Republican senator Roger Wicker, quoted by the Spanish daily, is one of the most virulent. “The rumored 60-day ceasefire – based on the belief that Iran will one day cooperate in good faith – would be a disaster. All the efforts of Operation Epic Fury will have been in vain! â€he got carried away on Sunday.
Netanyahu, big loser
An opinion shared more or less by The Wall Street Journal in his editorial. For the conservative daily, “the fundamental problem†of the draft agreement “lies in the lifting of American pressure before the dismantling of the nuclear program. If the blockade is lifted and Iran can sell its oil, all that will remain to force it to make nuclear concessions is the threat of a resumption of war….
The Country nevertheless believes that if it is finally approved, this “memorandum of understanding†will bring “un soulagement considérable à Washington comme à Téhéranâ€. With a big loser: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu“who has never hidden his unease at an agreement between his main ally and his sworn enemyâ€what’s more if he “does not respond to the major concerns of the Jewish state†what are Iran’s nuclear and ballistic programs, notes the Spanish daily.
