Iran war settled ‘subject to finalization,’ signing in days
President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that the United States has “reached a major agreement on war with Iran” subject to “the completion of the documentation.”
Trump said he expected a signing to happen “within the next few days” in the Oval Office.
Trump said the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil shipping route that became an important transit point during the war, will reopen as soon as the agreement is signed.
Previously, Trump claimed that he had canceled upcoming US military strikes against Iran and that talks with the Islamic Republic had been “taken to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.”
However, Iranian state media outlet Fars reported on Telegram immediately after Trump announced that he had not approved any text for Tehran’s first memorandum of understanding with the United States.
In a follow-up Telegram post, Fars described Trump’s move as a tactical retreat from Iran’s military threats after it failed to add new details to a draft deal it had previously put forward.
“The truth is that so far not only Iran has not given a final response, but it is also the United States that has returned to its previous demand,” Fars said in a translated post. he said.
According to Fars, “Of course, given that the United States has accepted the text proposed by Iran, there seems to be a possibility that this text will be reexamined.”
Trump’s Real Social The announcement of the canceled attacks was a striking reversal from hours earlier, when the US had warned that it would hit Iran “very hard tonight” and soon seize Iran’s oil infrastructure, including Kharg Island.
“Discussions and final points were approved, both in concept and in detail, by all parties involved, including Israel and nine other regional powers,” Trump wrote in his latest post. However, this list did not include Iran and Lebanon, which Israel continues to attack.
Trump, who has claimed for months that a peace agreement with Iran is close but no agreement will emerge, also stated that the alleged agreement has not yet been formalized, leaving it unclear whether there is a real agreement for the warring countries to examine.
Trump wrote that the US naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Gulf of Oman “will remain in full force until the conclusion of this Agreement.”
Despite this, immediately after Trump’s announcement, stock indexes rose and oil prices fell; This followed a pattern of trading on the president’s repeated claims since the war began on February 28. Trump has said more than 30 times that a deal to end the war is close.
“Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been escalated and approved at the highest level of Iranian leadership, I, as President of the United States, this evening have canceled the planned attacks and bombings against Iran. The discussions and final points have been approved in both concept and detail by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The Naval Blockade will continue. It will remain in full force and effect until the conclusion of this Transaction – Time and place of signature It will be announced shortly.”
The president’s latest signal that a deal will be reached comes just as the U.S.-Iran war appears to have escalated into all-out conflict, further weakening the outdated ceasefire and hindering the prospect of a quick peace.
“USA will strike Iran (Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti-Aircraft and all other forms of Defense are GONE along with most of the strike capability!), VERY HARD TONIGHT,” Trump wrote in a letter. Real Social post Thursday morning.
“In the not too distant future, we will capture Kharg Island and other oil infrastructure points and assume full control of the Oil and Gas Markets,” he wrote.
The threat followed two days of US strikes that began after Trump accused Iran of shooting down a US Army helicopter patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening.
The US launched a retaliatory attack on Tuesday, prompting a military response from Iran. The United States fired more missiles on Wednesday.
Iranian state media reported early Thursday that Elon Musk’s companies in the Middle East, including SpaceX’s Starlink internet service, would be considered military targets.
