Gulf states draft multipart deal to reopen Hormuz and avert US-Iran war renewal
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Gulf states are advancing a multipronged plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within four days of Iran sanctions relief and to have Houthis withdraw forces in Yemen, seeking to prevent a renewed US-Iran war, The Guardian reports.
Gulf states are working on a multipronged peace deal centred on reopening the Strait of Hormuz within four days of sanctions being lifted on Iran and on substantial Houthi force withdrawals inside Yemen, aiming to avert what they see as a disastrous renewal of war between Iran and the United States, The Guardian reported. [1]
The United States is aware of the talks but is holding out for a concession that European powers suggest could include Iran readmitting UN weapons inspectors. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband urged Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York to agree to that step; Iran has so far refused, saying it will only hold talks in principle on its nuclear programme. [1]
Iran’s focus remains sanctions-relief guarantees in return for reopening Hormuz. Dr Ali Bagheri, deputy secretary of Iran’s national security council, said Iran was willing to shorten its Hormuz reopening timeline from seven days after sanctions lift to four days. Separately, Iran’s Mohsen Rezaei met the Houthi ambassador in Tehran a day after a Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani delegation discussed Yemen terms and regional security there. [1]
Oman’s foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, a key advocate of an inclusive Gulf security plan, said he believed the US administration understood the region’s direction of travel toward eight countries at peace, with large economic potential once a deal is in place. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi separately said he was already thinking about a postwar security pact even amid talk of a new war. [1]
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- Gulf states working on multipart peace deal to avert renewal of US-Iran war
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