Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani said that the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the restoration of traffic in the waterway will take time and effort. In an interview with the Financial Times published on Wednesday, the prime minister stressed that Qatar will oppose any Iranian plans to impose transit fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. “This is against this international protocol. For a country like Qatar, it’s our only water corridor,” he noted. Furthermore, the official insisted that establishing a hotline between the United States and Iran is a condition to prevent any a condition to keep any malicious actor from blocking the critical maritime route.
Pezeshkian: Iran’s missiles not in US deal, will never be
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian revealed on Tuesday that Iran’s missiles are not in the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States. He further stressed that they will never be added there. Speaking from Islamabad, Pezeshkian insisted that Tehran will “never negotiate its defensive ability with anyone.” He mentioned that without missiles, “our country would have been destroyed.” “We do not trust the United States because it attacked us twice during the negotiations. Despite this, we remain ready for dialogue and peace,” the Iranian president remarked.
NN: Still surrendering. Iran’s has the largest missal arsenal in the world. Including long range hypersonic virtually unstoppable ones. And they can hit all of Europe. And they get to keep them with a 100 billion in cash to make more. Does this make any sense?
BREAKING: Iran Claims VICTORY; U.S Deal Ties Israel; 60-Day War Clock Starts
Iran: No plan to let IAEA visit nuclear sites hit in war
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Tuesday that the country’s authorities have no plan to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to visit nuclear plants that were targeted during the war against the United States and Israel.
The day before, US Vice President JD Vance stated that Iran agreed to invite IAEA inspectors back to the country, describing the move as “a major milestone for the American people and the first step in permanently denuclearizing” Iran.
Baghaei further warned the US against “arrogant rhetoric,” stressing that the memorandum of understanding reached between Washington and Tehran must be based on “mutual respect and reality.” “If power is not proven in war, it will not be proven through exaggeration after agreement either … any self-congratulatory narrative constructed to compensate for past failures will, above all, destroy that very process of agreement. Then, defeat and failure extend beyond the battlefield and seep into the negotiating table as well,” the spokesperson said at a press conference.
NN: In Trumps desperate attempt to avoid for now a depression caused by$250 oil has given away the farm. He had 2 choices. Force open the straights with American Military might including boots on the ground inversion of Iran’s cost line bordering the straights ending the problem once and for all
or
Kiss Irans ass giving them everything in endless negotiations and hope for gasoline under under $3.00 a gallon before critical mid term elections.
He took the easy way out ensuring Iran will start WWIII
Kim: Nuclear buildup only way for N. Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared at a Central Military Commission meeting that enhancing nuclear capabilities is Pyongyang’s only path for the future, according to North Korea’s ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun. Kim emphasized that “continuously expanding and strengthening nuclear forces … and thoroughly exercising the status of a nuclear state is the most accurate and only way” to respond to global instability. He also condemned the United States’ and South Korea’s military activities, accusing them of escalating “nuclear threats,” while North Korea accelerates weapons programs and reveals new facilities.
NN: Another wack job the sleeping leaders of the world let get nukes. N.Koreaa is using the Iran model. Endless negotiations to buy time to . When you get a handful of nukes tell the world to fuck off. Only difference Iran will use the nukes! They only need to hit two targets Tel Vive and New York. Interesting both fag woke capitals, Tell me which one is Sodom and Gamora. I guess GOD is a homophobe. Their goes the gay vote. My contribution for gay pride month:
Sodom and Gomora Genesis 19:5-7
New International Version
5 They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.”
6 Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him 7 and said, “No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing.
This Happened right before GOD destroyed Sodom and Gamora. And till this day its still called Sodomy It was a crime in most societies until the “gay rights” movement.
Sodomy laws are defined by many courts and jurisdictions to include any or all forms of sexual acts that are illegal, illicit, unlawful, unnatural, or immoral. Sodomy typically includes anal sex, and bestiality. In practice, sodomy laws have rarely been enforced to target against sexual activities between individuals of the opposite sex, and have mostly been used to target against sexual activities between individuals of the same sex.
Vance: US isn’t imposing deal on Middle East region…… Iran is!
They also agreed on a mechanism to end fighting in Lebanon between U.S. ally Israel and Iran-aligned Hezbollah, and opened a communications line to help ensure safe passage for commercial ships through the strait, a vital global oil supply route. Sunday’s meeting followed an interim deal signed last week and stretched into the early hours of Monday, despite Tehran again shutting the waterway on Saturday and U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to resume attacks on Iran. “The discussions were held in a positive and constructive atmosphere and yielded encouraging progress,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote on X, adding that the first round of talks had “concluded successfully”. Vice President JD Vance, who led Washington’s delegation, told reporters Trump had “asked us to turn over a new leaf to transform our relationship with the people of Iran” and said progress had been made towards ending hostilities in Lebanon.
“These things are always a little bit messy,” he said.
The main Iranian negotiating team, including senior diplomat Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, left Switzerland for Tehran, Iranian student news agency ISNA reported, but technical talks were due to continue for the rest of this week. In a post on social media, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran had secured waivers for oil and petrochemical exports, the release of some frozen assets and the launch of a reconstruction and development plan for Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that mediators delivered “major progress to end the Lebanon War.” But he said the first “real test” of negotiations would be whether the mechanism succeeds in halting the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Iran has insisted on first addressing the fighting in Lebanon. Neither Israel nor Hezbollah is a signatory to the U.S.-Iran deal. A renewed ceasefire in Lebanon appeared to be holding, and Israel’s military said it would lift movement restrictions for residents near the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday. Cautious calm continued Monday in Lebanon, with no Israeli strikes reported overnight. Hezbollah has not announced any attacks on Israeli forces since Saturday. The lull in fighting in Lebanon is the longest since the latest Israel-Hezbollah war began on March 2. “This region has been a basket case for a very long time,” Vance said.
NN: Vance figured out how tp make a bad deal even worse
US-Iran technical talks said to have begun in Switzerland
Technical talks between the United States and Iran on implementing the memorandum of understanding and creating related working groups began on Monday in Switzerland, Iran’s ISNA news agency reported. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi led the country’s negotiating team, according to the report. High-level delegations from both countries held negotiations at the Buergenstock Resort near Lucerne, Switzerland, on Sunday, and agreed on a roadmap to reach a final deal within 60 days. Iran also revealed that an agreement had been reached with the US on a mechanism to ensure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
NN: No agreement will stick. And they will violate every agreement as they rearm including building nukes. It will be years of endless negotiations that will go nowhere. If we don’t end them now they will end us when they spark off WWIII.
Tanker owner trade body says centre of strait will stay shut for ‘some time
The centre of the strait of Hormuz is blocked with about 80 mines that will need clearing for normal shipping to resume, the independent tanker owner trade body has said. Several vessels began to exit the Gulf through the key maritime chokepoint on Thursday after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran.
However, shipping is not expected to return to normal for some time, even if a ceasefire lasted, because of the mines and other obstacles, underlining the continuing challenges facing global trade. Maybe by this time next year
“The main route … through the middle of the strait of Hormuz, that’s closed, that’s dangerous,” said Phil Belcher, the marine director at Intertanko, the tanker owners association. “The latest figure we had was that there’s 80 mines in the strait of Hormuz. It’s an enormous amount and it’s going to take some time to clear.” During the conflict Tehran laid mines in the centre of the strait in the traffic separation scheme, which has been in place between Iran and Oman since 1968, to restrict the movement of tankers and other vessels.About 20,000 seafarers were left stuck either side of the channel, although some ships managed to sneak through at night near the Omani coast with their transmitters off and with US assistance. Others paid to travel through Iranian waters in an arrangement nicknamed “Tehran’s tollbooth”. The shipping industry is keen to see a return to using the standard route, which before the conflict allowed about 130 ships a day to cross the strait, through which about 20% of global oil used to flow. “This is like a highway where the road in the middle is closed and you are using the hard shoulder,” said Belcher.
“We need to get the highway open so we can get the volume of traffic through safely. One of the big issues we’ve got at the moment is the navigational risk, the risk of running aground on the rocks. It’s very close to the rocks on the southern route, the Omani route.”
With high numbers of vessels trying to pass through narrow areas of the strait, the shipping industry is warning of the risk of collision. This risk is intensified by the “signal jamming” that Iran has reportedly carried out during the conflict, where electronic interference has prevented ships’ navigating and positioning systems from operating, leaving them effectively sailing blind. A collision, grounding or sinking could further disrupt global trade. Shipping companies still remember the disruption caused in 2021 when the container ship Ever Given blocked the Suez canal for a week. Almost 600 vessels are believed to still be in the Gulf, where they have been anchored since February, meaning the backlog will take time to clear.
Richard Meade, editor-in-chief at the maritime data provider Lloyd’s List, said: “We are in uncharted territory. I don’t think [shipping in the strait] is getting back to normal this year.”
The shipping industry is cautiously waiting to see whether the ceasefire in the strait will hold, after Israel and Hezbollah traded deadly strikes on Friday. The industry was already on high alert after the April ceasefire unravelled within hours of being announced. The MoU signed by the US and Iran this week should be “greeted with realism and extreme caution”, said Peter Sand, the chief analyst at the ocean and air freight analytics firm Xeneta. “Even if the ceasefire holds, around 10% of global container shipping capacity is impacted by the blockade and freight rates are spiralling across major trades. This scale of disruption and market volatility cannot be reversed overnight.” Further concerns remain over Iran saying it plans to charge a maritime fee to vessels crossing the strait. Such tolls are illegal under international law. Under the terms of the US-Iran memorandum, Iran is required to ensure toll-free passage for commercial vessels for at least 60 days, with full restoration of traffic within 30 days. Tehran has said it would charge ships fees to cover the cost of managing the waterway after the 60-day period. The German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has said it would be “fundamentally wrong” to charge vessels to pass through international waters. A company spokesperson added: “Tolls for infrastructure such as the Suez or Panama canals are different, as they reflect major infrastructure investments. That’s not the case in the strait of Hormuz.” The shipping industry is concerned that Iran charging fees could set a precedent for other key maritime channels that are bordered by several states, including the strait of Malacca – a narrow stretch of water between Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia – or the Taiwan strait separating the island of Taiwan from mainland China.
NN: I am telling you the oil is not flowing. And in the best case will be constrained for at least a year.
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again. Iran is in control and starting its never ending demands
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran dealt two quick blows to the interim agreement with the United States on Saturday, angered by Israel’s continued attacks in Lebanon, saying it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again and announcing that while its negotiators are going to Switzerland for talks, not much is likely to happen there.
First, Iran’s joint military command said the strait had been closed, citing Israeli attacks and U.S. “bad faith” and “its clear breach of its commitments” by failing to end the war.
The statement on state television warned that “if the aggression continues, subsequent steps have been planned.” Minutes later, the state broadcaster said the country’s negotiating team was heading to Switzerland, a trip that was originally planned for Friday but was canceled. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Bagahei, Bagahei, however, signaled that little might happen until Iran feels the U.S. is living up to the deal. “This trip is therefore about demanding that the other side fulfill its obligations,” he said, adding that negotiations toward a final agreement will begin only once key commitments, including an end to fighting in Lebanon, are upheld On Friday, Israeli ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, said on X that Israel “remains firmly committed to an immediate ceasefire” if Hezbollah honors the agreement and ceases hostilities. On Saturday, Hezbollah said it had committed to the ceasefire but blamed Israel for violating it several times on Friday night. A statement issued by the group’s military wing said it would abide by the ceasefire but would also repel attacks by Israeli troops.
Neither Israel nor Hezbollah are signatories to the deal, which calls for a halt to military operations in Lebanon and for the country’s sovereignty to be respected.
With the fighting continuing, the accord is under threat and U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland, planned to start Friday, have been delayed, with no new date announced. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep Israeli forces in southern Lebanon until any threat to Israel is eliminated. Hezbollah has refused to halt its attacks unless Israel commits to withdrawing from Lebanon, which Iran says is also a condition of the deal.
Iran said to close Hormuz over Lebanon strikes…… It ain’t over just yet
Iran is closing the Strait of Hormuz due to “the Zionist regime’s relentless and continuous violation of the ceasefire in southern Lebanon,” for which Tehran holds Washington responsible, Iranian Mehr News revealed on Saturday, citing a decision by the Iranian Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. Iran accused the US of “blatant breach of promise and breach of contract in not implementing the first paragraph of the end-of-war agreement [memorandum of understanding (MoA)].” Furthermore, Tehran protested the presence of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in southern Lebanon, urging its immediate withdrawal from the area. “The Strait of Hormuz will be closed to vessel traffic … if the aggression continues, further steps will be planned and taken to force the enemy to fulfill its obligations,” the headquarters was quoted as saying.
NN: See the Trick Hezbollah attacks Israel at Iran’s command with 75 rockets and drones supplied by Iran. Israle defends itself and King Iran uses its power to close the straight. Blackmail! Iran will do what it wants as long as its able to hold 20% of the worlds oil hostage. The only solution is to end Irans reign of terror