Iran has banned the export of enriched uranium from the country. What the media is writing
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Iran has officially banned the export of enriched uranium from the country, which is one of the key US demands to Tehran. Because of this, the parties are unable to make progress in negotiations to end the war. Meanwhile, Iran is in dialogue with Oman on the introduction of fees for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which is also unacceptable to Washington. How the media reacts to what is happening in the Middle East is in the Izvestia digest.
Reuters: Iran's supreme leader bans export of enriched uranium
Iran's Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a directive that Iranian uranium, which is close to weapons-grade, should not be exported abroad. This tightens Tehran's position on one of the main demands of the United States at the peace talks. The Ayatollah's order could further upset US President Donald Trump and complicate negotiations to end the US-Israeli war against Iran.
Reuters
[May 20th] Trump has vowed that the United States will not allow Iran to maintain its reserves of highly enriched uranium. "We'll get it. We don't need it, we don't want it. We'll probably destroy it after we get it, but we won't let them keep it," Trump told reporters at the White House.
According to Israeli officials, Trump assured Israel that stocks of highly enriched uranium needed to create atomic weapons would be removed from Iran, and that any peace agreement should include a clause to that effect. Israel, the United States and other Western states have long accused Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons, including pointing to its desire to enrich uranium to 60%, which is significantly higher than necessary for civilian use and closer to 90% needed to create nuclear weapons. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons.
Bloomberg: progress in negotiations with Iran is undermined by uranium and fees for the Strait of Hormuz
Iran said the latest U.S. proposal partially resolved the differences between the warring parties, but Khamenei's comments about preserving Tehran's uranium reserves and the dispute over passage fees in the Strait of Hormuz clouded the prospects for a breakthrough. So far, Tehran is preparing a response to the latest draft agreement submitted by the United States. Khamenei's directive to ban the export of weapons-grade uranium abroad initially led to an increase in oil prices.
Bloomberg
At the time, President Donald Trump said he opposed attempts by Iran and Oman to create any permanent toll collection system for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. "We want it to be open, we want it to be free, we don't want to charge a fee for admission," Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday. — This is an international waterway. There is no charge for travel right now."
Contradictory statements on key issues make it difficult to determine unequivocally whether the parties have come closer to an agreement after renewed threats of escalation in recent days. The situation began to look more positive when Iran announced a reduction in disagreements with the United States over the 14-paragraph text published a few weeks ago. This proposal includes a short-term agreement under which Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the United States will lift the blockade of Iranian ports, after which the parties will move on to deeper negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program.
The New York Times: Iran and Oman are negotiating a passage payment system in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has discussed the possibility of cooperating with Oman, a U.S. ally, in setting up a toll system for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, ignoring warnings from the Trump administration. It is unclear whether any concrete results will be achieved during these negotiations, but they indicate that the United States and Iran are no closer to ending the war.
The New York Times
[On May 20], amid negotiations with Oman, the newly established Iranian Persian Gulf Shipping Control Authority announced on social media that it had "defined the boundaries of the Strait of Hormuz control zone" and that passage through it would require permission from the authority. The Gulf of Oman adjoins the Strait, and to access it from the east, it is necessary to pass through it.
In recent months, Trump has repeatedly condemned the possibility of imposing any Iranian fees and suggested that the United States itself could charge fees as self-proclaimed winners in the war. Even after reaching a fragile truce, Iran continues to insist on imposing fees for the passage of ships. Iranian officials said they could include service charges, transit or environmental charges.
Axios: the House of Representatives canceled the vote on limiting the war in Iran
The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives canceled a vote scheduled on May 21 to limit Trump's military campaign in Iran after it became clear that they did not have enough votes to reject it. This could be the first successful condemnation of Trump's military actions against Iran after numerous unsuccessful attempts by Democrats to make decisions on military powers.
Axios
The vote is largely symbolic, as Trump can veto the bill. The leaders of the Republican Party plan to bring this issue up for consideration again after the House returns from a week-long vacation dedicated to Memorial Day.
Republicans delayed the discussion of the bill on the creation of the museum of women for 45 minutes, thus trying to oppose the resolution on war powers. Democrats were outraged by this decision. The absence of several representatives of the Republican Party would have allowed the bill to be passed. With the full House of Representatives, Speaker Mike Johnson will be able to afford only a slight deviation from the party line.
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