The United States is negotiating with itself, an Iranian military spokesman said according to state media on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump said Tehran wants to make a deal to end the war in the Middle East.
"Has the level of your inner struggle reached the stage of you negotiating with yourself?" Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the unified command of Iran's armed forces, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, taunted the US leadership.
"People like us can never get along with people like you."
Zolfaghari said US investments and pre-war energy prices would not return as long as Washington does not accept that regional stability is guaranteed by Iranian armed forces.
A 15-point plan aimed at putting an end to the conflict was drafted by Washington and sent to Tehran, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Oil prices tumbled and stocks rose Wednesday on hopes for a de-escalation of the Middle East war after Washington sent a peace plan to Iran, while Tehran announced it will let "non-hostile" oil vessels through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
ReplyDeleteAfter nearly four weeks of conflict, investors jumped on the first signs that hostilities could wind down, though analysts pointed out that the arrival of more US troops in the region suggested the chance of escalation remained.
The economic impact of the crisis has begun to bite around the world, with governments looking to cut energy consumption and airlines scaling back flights.
Both main crude contracts plunged more than 6% – with Brent back below $100 – after US President Donald Trump voiced optimism at ending the war and said officials were "in negotiations right now". Iran has not confirmed any formal talks.
Israel struck the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday, Israeli military and Iranian media said, as President Donald Trump said the US was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to the war, with reports of a 15-point plan sent to Tehran.
ReplyDeleteThe Israeli army said in a Telegram post it had launched a wave of strikes targeting infrastructure across Tehran. The semi-official Iranian SNN News Agency said the strikes hit a residential area in the city, with rescuers searching the rubble.
Overnight, Kuwait saw this massive attack take place from Iran.
ReplyDeleteA fuel tank was hit and caused a huge explosion. The civil aviation authority has mentioned a strike at the airport, adding that there was no material damage or casualties but a fire crew was responding to it into the early hours of this morning and assessments are still under way.
Later, Kuwait said six drones were intercepted from Iran.
Iran believes that the US proposal to hold talks in Islamabad may turn out to be a trick, Axios cited sources as saying.
ReplyDeleteIran representatives told the mediators from Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey that that U.S. military movements and Trump's decision to deploy major troop reinforcements "have increased their suspicion that his proposal for peace talks is just a ruse." According to Axios, representatives of the Islamic republic note that they "do not want to be fooled again" since the attacks on Iran last June and on February 28 this year were carried out in the midst of the negotiations.
Axios says that the United States sees a 15-point plan for ending the conflict handed over to Iran as a basis for negotiations. According to Axios, representatives of the American administration expect to understand whether Tehran is ready to make concessions that it was not ready for during previous negotiations. However, the portal's source in the White House said that the United States is still considering switching to the ground phase of the operation against Iran, but no final decision has yet been made.