New Delhi: On Wednesday Donald Trump signed the framework for a peace deal with Iran, an agreement to end a war the US and Israel began in February 28. Based on Pentagon estimates, the war has cost the US $111 billion, most spent on missiles. A week before that the president signed an order to…
Iran said it has the “right to sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz”. Iran’s chief negotiator on Wednesday repeated Tehran would charge ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz after a 60-day fee-free period stipulated in a memorandum of understanding with the US. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview aired on state television that the…
The deal declares an “immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon” Washington: Details have emerged about the secretive US-Iran ‘memorandum of understanding’ (MoU), laying out the terms that extend the ceasefire to Lebanon, allow Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily waive Iranian oil sanctions and establish a pathway…
Amid wait for a final peace deal, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly claimed that it shot down a US’ MQ-1 drone after it allegedly entered its territorial airspace early on Sunday. Advanced air defence missiles targeted and reportedly ‘successfully’ destroyed the MQ-1 drone. (Representational Photo/AFP) The American drone was immediately detected by the…
With the United States and Iran appearing close to concluding an agreement which would potentially end the conflict in West Asia, there are speculations on the key details which are part of the proposed deal, and uncertainty regarding some sticking points. Tehran has repeatedly insisted, since the beginning of the conflict, that any deal to…
After weeks of diplomacy and claims about a breakthrough, the US-Iran peace deal remains deadlocked. US President Donald Trump says a framework has been “largely negotiated”, and discussions are underway with countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan. The US and Iran have been working towards a peace agreement to end the…
The peace deal between the United States and Iran may be announced soon, with both US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirming the progress made in talks. The Strait of Hormuz, which is a key passage for around 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas shipping, was closed after…
Iran has reportedly offered the United States a new proposal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but delay the negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme for a later stage. The ceasefire would reportedly be extended for a longer period as part of the new deal, or Tehran and Washington will agree to…