According to media reports, discussions will include easing US sanctions and agreements on the future of the Strait of Hormuz, a strait in the Persian Gulf that is important for the global economy. In addition, a basis for negotiations on Iran’s controversial nuclear program should be created.
Trump received support for a tougher course towards Tehran from the influential US Senator Lindsey Graham. The Republican wrote on
Last Monday, the USA launched “Project Freedom” to reopen the largely blocked Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic. But just about a day later, Trump surprisingly announced that he would suspend the operation “for a short time.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees the war as not yet over. “It’s not over yet, because there is still nuclear material, enriched uranium, that needs to be removed from Iran,” he told US broadcaster CBS on “60 Minutes,” according to a preview published in advance. Uranium enrichment facilities would also have to be dismantled.
Trump expressed confidence that the United States would “eventually” secure Iran’s enriched uranium. “We’ll get this eventually, along with everything we want,” he said in an interview with the show “Full Measure” published on Sunday. The material is “under observation” by the USA, said Trump. “If anyone comes near the place, we will know about it and we will blow them up.”
