Trump announced the success of negotiations on the Strait of Hormuz. What the media is writing
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US President Donald Trump has announced that negotiations on opening the Strait of Hormuz are going well. Iran and Oman have prepared a preliminary agreement that will define two routes for ships to pass under the control of Tehran and Muscat. A ceasefire will also be established. What the media write about the development of the situation in the Middle East is in the Izvestia digest.
Bloomberg: Trump said that negotiations with Iran are going well.
The prospect of concluding an interim agreement on the Strait of Hormuz gained support after Qatar announced that it was preparing a proposal, and American and Iranian officials expressed hope for the reopening of the waterway. According to the Qatari government, US President Donald Trump discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions between the United States and Iran during a telephone conversation with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. A White House official confirmed the conversation, but did not provide additional details.
Bloomberg
[On August 4] in the evening in Los Angeles, Trump told reporters that negotiations with Iran were "going very well," adding: "We will know the result in 48 hours." In an interview with Fox News, recorded earlier, the president expressed optimism about the negotiations. However, he added that "if they don't make a deal, it will be very bad."
A short-term agreement could help normalize commercial shipping in the Strait and prevent a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East. However, even if such an agreement is reached, it still may not end the war or allay Trump's concerns about Iran's nuclear program. The previous truce between the United States and Iran lasted less than a month before it broke down due to disagreements over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Axios: The United States is close to an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz
According to two regional sources and an American official, the United States, Iran and Oman are close to reaching an interim agreement on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The United States plans to announce this on August 5. The agreement, which has been under negotiation for several weeks, is aimed at resuming the ceasefire between the United States and Iran and resuming negotiations on the nuclear deal. Trump decided not to carry out his threats to launch a large-scale bombing in order to give more time for diplomatic negotiations. However, if no agreement is reached soon, Trump may give the go-ahead for major strikes.
Axios
The proposed agreement would satisfy some of Iran's demands for increased ship traffic controls in the Strait of Hormuz, controls it did not have before the war. According to two regional sources, the deal under discussion provides for a 60-day interim agreement between Oman and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, which can be extended.
The entire flow of ships to the Persian Gulf will be carried out via the northern route through Iranian waters. All outbound traffic through the Strait to the Arabian Sea will take the southern route through Omani waters in coordination with Iran. No fees or other charges will be charged during the 60-day period. The Parties undertake to begin clearing the dividing strip of the Strait within 30 days. After the lane is cleared, it will be used for entry and exit traffic in accordance with the terms of a permanent agreement to be agreed between Oman and Iran.
The Guardian: Iranian president denies threatening to resign during talks
Iranian President Masoud Peseshkian was forced to deny allegations that he had repeatedly threatened to resign due to radical factions opposed to reaching an agreement with the United States on the Strait of Hormuz. The United States and Europe are pressuring Oman to accept an interim agreement that officials in Muscat fear will allow Iran to maintain near-permanent dominance in this vital path.
The Guardian
Far from being honored because of the upcoming diplomatic victory, Peseshkian was forced to refute statements that he had repeatedly offered to resign, verbally and in writing, during a television interview dedicated to the second anniversary of his tenure. Peseshkian accused some of wanting to sow division within Iran and said, "If I want to resign, I will officially announce it. I will not resign, I will remain in my post."
The resignation statements, which became the main news in Iran, were made by Mohammed Bagher Harazi, who is a blood relative of Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader. He said that Pezeshkian was disappointed that he was removed from decision-making, and the situation was aggravated by the Ayatollah's unwillingness to disclose his whereabouts due to concerns about foreign intelligence agencies. Harazi claimed that Pezeshkian threatened to resign so often that Khamenei warned him that he would accept the next threat of dismissal.
Reuters: The United States used "almost all" of its high-precision long-range missiles
According to three sources, the US Army has used up most of its global stockpile of high-precision long-range missiles in the five months of the war with Iran, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts. These are mainly ATACMS and PrSM surface-to-surface missiles. According to two sources, the United States used "almost all" types of these weapons.
Reuters
Long—range ammunition - the cost of each of which exceeds $ 1 million — is an important part of the army's arsenal, allowing accurate strikes from a safe distance. The US-supplied ATACMS missiles played a key role in the "military operation" in Ukraine, allowing Ukrainian forces to attack targets inside Russia. The PrSM is a newer, more advanced model that will replace the ATACMS, which has a shorter range.
The drastic reduction in the number of high-precision long-range missiles means that Trump may have to rely more on riskier manned bomber missions if he resumes large-scale attacks on Iran. A fourth source familiar with the situation said that, despite the widespread use of precision weapons, the United States can replenish stocks.
The New York Times: Trump cannot understand Iran's recalcitrant leaders
Trump's angry statement that Iran is "incredibly duplicitous" in its relations with the United States was just another indication of his difficulties in understanding rivals in Tehran. Trump considers himself a master of evaluating and using his opponents to his advantage, but Iranian leaders have stumped him. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, each of his predecessors tried to decipher Iran's murky power structure and the mindset of its political leadership.
The New York Times
Most have failed; some have suffered greatly. A rare exception is President Barack Obama, whose 2015 nuclear deal with Iran was the result of 20 months of diplomatic efforts. Obama considered this a major achievement, despite criticism from Republicans and some Democrats who claimed that Iran lured him into an imperfect deal by pretending to be a moderate.
Trump's months of interaction with the Iranian regime have not allowed him to better understand the situation. One of the problems is how little direct contact American officials have with religious Iranian leaders, with whom they have never had any meetings. The United States is negotiating with representatives of a semi-democratic political system in which the president and parliament, even if they are open to more friendly relations with the United States, are under the absolute religious authority of the supreme leader.
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