USA: Ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is extended
According to the USA, Israel and Lebanon are extending the existing ceasefire by 45 days. The cessation of hostilities declared on April 16 will be extended to allow further progress, the US State Department said. Negotiations between the two countries are scheduled to continue on June 2nd and 3rd.
Iran: Hope sanity returns to the White House
Iran’s foreign minister has sharply criticized US foreign policy. At a press conference in New Delhi, chief diplomat Abbas Araghchi accused the US government of sending contradictory signals in its communications. “The messages we receive from the American side vary every day. (…) Sometimes we receive several different messages even in a single day,” said Araghtschi.
As an example, the minister cited statements made by US President Donald Trump, who was outraged by a negotiation proposal from Iran. “After that, however, we again received messages from the American side that showed that they are interested in continuing the talks and further interaction,” Araghchi said at the press conference on the sidelines of the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Brics group of states.
Iran: Russia has offered help in the nuclear dispute
According to Iranian sources, Russia has offered help in the nuclear dispute with the West. “I met President (Vladimir) Putin in Russia and we also discussed uranium,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said at a news conference in New Delhi. He thanked the Russian government for its “suggestion.”
Araghchi thus confirmed Putin’s words on the sidelines of the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Brics group of states. After the celebrations marking the anniversary of the victory in World War II, the Kremlin chief said that Russia was ready to accept highly enriched uranium from Iran for storage.
Emirates want to accelerate pipeline expansion
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) wants to accelerate the expansion of its existing oil pipeline to Fujairah in the east of the country. As the Abu Dhabi media office announced, the 2027 line will transport oil from Abu Dhabi to the Gulf of Oman, thereby bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, which was brought to a standstill by the Iran war. The pipeline will double the Emirates’ export capacity via Fujairah, it said.
The town on the Gulf of Oman plays a central role for the Emirates. From there, oil shipments can reach world markets without having to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The strait, which is important for world trade, has no longer been freely passable since the beginning of the Iran War, which severely hinders oil exports.
