Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi met Russian President Vladimir Putin at a sensitive moment, when US-Iran talks appear stuck and the Strait of Hormuz crisis is still shaking global markets. The timing is not accidental. Tehran is looking for diplomatic backing, strategic reassurance, and possibly a stronger negotiating position against Washington. Reuters reported that Putin … Read more
Iran’s latest proposal was supposed to create an opening for peace, but it may have created a fresh deadlock instead. The basic offer is simple: Tehran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade and the war ends. That sounds like a major diplomatic breakthrough, especially when global oil markets, … Read more
Iran has reportedly offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its naval blockade and agrees to end the war. On paper, this sounds like the kind of deal almost everyone should want: shipping resumes, oil markets calm down, and the risk of a wider regional disaster drops. But international deals … Read more