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Israel's "Will Not Leave" Is Now the US-Iran Peace Deal's Biggest Threat

New Delhi, July 2 -- an immediate, permanent halt to hostilities on every active front. In Lebanon, that clause runs into Benjamin Netanyahu, who has decided it does not apply to him. On Wednesday, I... Read More


The Lebanon Clause Has Three Problems. Israel Won't Leave. Berri Won't Approve. Iran Won't Sign Without It.

BEIRUT - Nabih Berri, July 2 -- Iran is demanding that Israel comply with the all-fronts clause of the Islamabad MoU, which requires de-escalation across the region including Lebanon; and the mechanis... Read More


Iran's Parliament Has Legally Barred the IAEA From the Bombed Sites. That Is Not a Negotiating Position.

New Delhi, July 2 -- TEHRAN - Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Wednesday drew the clearest line yet between what Iran is willing to offer the IAEA and what the United States believes it has been promised. ... Read More


Kushner and Witkoff Were in Doha. The Formal Iran Talks Happened Without Them.

New Delhi, July 2 -- DOHA - Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner flew to Qatar on July 1 and did not sit across from the Iranians. They met separately with Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to... Read More


The Doha Talks Concluded. The Nuclear File Was Deferred. Hormuz Remains Unresolved.

New Delhi, July 2 -- a communications hotline, partial release of frozen Iranian assets, and confirmation that discussions would continue. What they did not announce was equally significant. The nucle... Read More


Iran Raises Lebanon Ceasefire Violations and $6 Billion Release in Doha Talks With Qatar and Pakistan

New Delhi, July 2 -- DOHA - Iran's delegation in Doha held a series of talks with Qatari and Pakistani officials on Wednesday to review the implementation of last month's memorandum of understanding w... Read More


Pezeshkian Flew to Qom After Clerics Called the Iran-US Deal a Strategic Mistake

New Delhi, July 2 -- TEHRAN - Masoud Pezeshkian traveled to the holy city of Qom on the morning of July 1 after senior clerics had called his agreement with Washington a "strategic mistake." The trip ... Read More


US Strikes Iranian Military Sites Over Hormuz; IRGC Retaliates and Accuses Washington of Breaking the Deal First

New Delhi, July 2 -- DUBAI - Eleven thousand civilian mariners have been stranded in the Gulf of Oman since February, waiting for two governments to finish their war long enough to let them leave. On ... Read More


Cargo Ship Runs Aground in Strait of Hormuz After Ignoring Iran's Designated Route

New Delhi, July 1 -- A foreign container ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after deviating from the shipping corridor designated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Irania... Read More


Iran Rules Out US Talks in Qatar as Trump Claims a Tuesday Meeting in Doha

TEHRAN, June 30 -- Iran said on Monday that it has no plans to negotiate with the United States in Qatar in the days ahead, a flat denial from its foreign ministry that ran directly against President ... Read More