When asked about such side agreements, Vance said some of them were even recorded in writing. However, it is of secondary importance whether individual commitments are a memorandum, informal agreements or a later final agreement. “It’s about verification,” the vice president said. The USA did not trust in words, but in actions.
Iran: Waive Strait of Hormuz fees for now
Iran will waive fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days following an agreement with the US. This was announced by the country’s Supreme National Security Council, according to state media. A newly created authority should issue the permits. For safety reasons, ships would have to stick to the assigned routes and times. The agreement also provides for the clearance of mines.
Iran’s supreme leader approves deal with US
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Modshtaba Khamenei, said he approved the framework agreement with the US despite his concerns about the agreement. “Basically I had a different opinion, but I gave my consent,” said a message from the spiritual leader read out on state television. He received assurances from President Massoud Peseschkian and other members of the National Security Council to “protect the rights of the Iranian nation and the resistance front.”
Merz distances himself from the EU foreign policy chief
Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has distanced itself from the EU foreign policy representative Kaja Kallas. Kallas is said to be visiting… Mexico Comparing Israel to the South African apartheid regime. “I expressly do not agree with this choice of words, and we will have to talk about it,” said Merz before the EU summit.
“Bloody slander”: Israel wants to break off contact with EU foreign policy chief
Israel wants to break off contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas because the European chief diplomat is involved in the country’s involvement with the former racist apartheid regime South Africa should have compared. “It was recently made public that during her visit to Mexico she compared Israel to the racist regime that existed in South Africa,” Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar wrote on the online service X on Thursday. He accused Kallas of acting “coercively and with obvious unfairness” towards Israel.
The news portal “Euractiv” reported a few days ago that Kallas made the controversial statement during a closed-door meeting with Mexican government officials last month.
