The new exchange of blows between the United States and Iran did not interfere with their negotiations. What the media is writing
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The United States and Iran have launched mutual strikes that have affected military installations in the Islamic Republic and Kuwait. At the same time, US President Donald Trump announced that the incident did not affect the intensity of negotiations conducted by the warring parties. While the US and Iran are trying to work out an agreement, the US military is secretly escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz. What the media write about the current state of the conflict is in the Izvestia digest.
CNN: The United States and Iran exchanged blows
The United States has announced strikes against Iran in "self-defense." On the evening of May 31, the Central Command said that the weekend strikes on radars and control points in Iran were a response to "aggressive actions, including the downing of the American MQ-1 drone in international waters."
CNN
"American fighter jets responded promptly, destroying Iranian air defense systems, a ground control center and two kamikaze attack drones, which posed a clear threat to ships transiting through regional waters," the Central Command said.
At the same time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a strike on an American airbase, allegedly used to attack a telecommunications tower on the Iranian island of Sirik. The statement did not specify which airbase was hit, but it came after Kuwait reported repelling drone and missile attacks.
Bloomberg: Trump assured of good negotiations
US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran on an interim peace agreement "will go well", despite another clash between the forces of the two countries near the Strait of Hormuz. In a message published on May 31, Trump recalled that constant speculation about whether he would agree to a deal in which the truce would last for about two months, Iran would reopen the strait, and the United States would lift the blockade of Iranian ports was not helping to improve the situation.
Bloomberg
"It is much more difficult for me to do my job properly and negotiate when political henchmen are constantly negatively inciting, saying that I should act faster or slower, or start a war, or not start a war, or something else. Just relax, everything will work out in the end," Trump said.
Trump's announcement of the talks was the first after a meeting on May 29 in the situation room of the White House, at which he said he would make a "final decision." Instead, he refrained from commenting. The parties continue to discuss details regarding Iran's highly enriched uranium reserves and the procedure for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which must first be cleared. Iran has demanded that any agreement with the United States cover all fighting in the region, including in Lebanon, where Tehran-backed Hezbollah and Israel are waging a parallel war.
The New York Times: The US military stealthily sends ships through the Strait of Hormuz
In recent weeks, American forces have helped coordinate the passage of dozens of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, despite the fact that movement along this waterway remains risky amid stalled negotiations to end the war with Iran. Over the past three weeks, the US Central Command has sent about 70 commercial vessels entering and exiting the Persian Gulf through the strait. Most ships have turned off their transponders to avoid detection.
The New York Times
Officials declined to say which types of ships were passing through the strait or which route they were following, but one official pointed out that at least one route was not near the Iranian coast. Vessels passing near Iran without obtaining permission face the threat of an almost imminent attack by Iranian drones or missiles, U.S. officials said. Shipping analysts say the US-controlled passages appear to follow routes closer to Oman.
The steady passage of ships under U.S. control may indicate that some shipowners are willing to take risks to enter and leave the Persian Gulf, where many ships have been stuck for several weeks, losing money and leaving their crews in difficult conditions. Vessels are still at risk of being attacked by Iran, which claims to control this waterway. American officials claim that the Iranian risk is exaggerated and are trying to convince them to use the route.
Reuters: The United States has proposed a plan to ease tensions between Israel and Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about diplomatic talks between their countries and proposed a plan for gradual de-escalation. According to the American official, the United States proposed as a first step that the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah stop all attacks on Israel, and Israel in response refrained from escalating the conflict in Beirut.
Reuters
This will create conditions for a gradual de—escalation and an effective cessation of hostilities," the official said. He added that Aoun had tried to promote the proposal and reach an agreement. However, Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who said he "guarantees" Hezbollah's commitment to a cease-fire, placed the onus on Israel to stop the shooting.
Netanyahu said on May 31 that he had ordered the further advance of troops into Lebanon as part of the fight against Hezbollah, despite the ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago. In the latest offensive, Israeli forces captured the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and a strategically important ridge in southern Lebanon.
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