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‘No. 1 goal is I a ca ’t have ukes’: T ump as US-I a 60-day deal deadli e expi es


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T ump says I a ca eve have a uclea weapo (@ ealDo aldT ump)<b >” msid=”133294175″ width=”” title=”US P eside t Do ald T ump eite ated that p eve ti g I a f om acqui i g a uclea weapo emai s his admi ist atio ’s “ umbe o e goal”, amid co ti ued te sio s betwee Washi gto a d Teh a ove I a ’s uclea p og amme. (@ ealDo aldT ump)” placeholde s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/83033472.cms” imgsize=”” esizemode=”4″ offsetve tical=”0″ placeholde msid=”47529300″ type=”thumb” s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/83033472.cms” class=”” data-s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-133294175/t ump-says-i a -ca – eve -have-a- uclea -weapo – ealdo aldt umpb .jpg” data-api-p e e de =”t ue”/></p> <p> US<br /> P eside t<br /> Do ald<br /> T ump<br /> eite ated<br /> that<br /> p eve ti g<br /> I a<br /> f om<br /> acqui i g<br /> a<br /> uclea<br /> weapo<br /> emai s<br /> his<br /> admi ist atio ’s<br /> “ umbe<br /> o e<br /> goal”,<br /> amid<br /> co ti ued<br /> te sio s<br /> betwee<br /> Washi gto<br /> a d<br /> Teh a<br /> ove<br /> I a ’s<br /> uclea<br /> p og amme.<br /> (@ ealDo aldT ump)</p> </div> </div> <p>T ump’s<br /> stateme t<br /> came<br /> as<br /> the<br /> deadli e<br /> set<br /> u de<br /> the<br /> Ju e<br /> ag eeme t<br /> expi ed<br /> with<br /> the<br /> St ait<br /> of<br /> Ho muz<br /> still<br /> est icted<br /> a d<br /> substa tive<br /> egotiatio s<br /> o<br /> I a ‘s<br /> uclea<br /> p og amme<br /> yet<br /> to<br /> esume.The<br /> i te im<br /> ag eeme t<br /> was<br /> i te ded<br /> to<br /> halt<br /> hostilities<br /> a d<br /> p ovide<br /> a<br /> f amewo k<br /> fo<br /> egotiatio s<br /> towa ds<br /> a<br /> pe ma e t<br /> settleme t<br /> cove i g<br /> the<br /> co flict<br /> a d<br /> I a ‘s<br /> uclea<br /> activities.<br /> It<br /> also<br /> e visaged<br /> esto i g<br /> comme cial<br /> passage<br /> th ough<br /> the<br /> St ait<br /> of<br /> Ho muz.I stead,<br /> the<br /> ag eeme t<br /> has<br /> u avelled<br /> amid<br /> accusatio s<br /> f om<br /> both<br /> Washi gto<br /> a d<br /> Teh a<br /> that<br /> the<br /> othe<br /> side<br /> b eached<br /> its<br /> commitme ts.</p> <p><h3> Ho muz<br /> emai s<br /> key<br /> sticki g<br /> poi t</h3> </p> <p>U de<br /> the<br /> Ju e<br /> memo a dum,<br /> Washi gto<br /> was<br /> expected<br /> to<br /> e d<br /> its<br /> aval<br /> blockade<br /> withi<br /> 30<br /> days,<br /> while<br /> I a<br /> committed<br /> to<br /> usi g<br /> its<br /> “best<br /> effo ts”<br /> to<br /> e su e<br /> safe,<br /> toll-f ee<br /> comme cial<br /> passage<br /> th ough<br /> the<br /> St ait<br /> of<br /> Ho muz<br /> fo<br /> 60<br /> days.</p> <p>Those<br /> commitme ts<br /> b oke<br /> dow<br /> withi<br /> weeks.I a ia<br /> fo ces<br /> late<br /> fi ed<br /> o<br /> vessels<br /> t avelli g<br /> th ough<br /> a<br /> co ido<br /> ea<br /> Oma<br /> ove see<br /> by<br /> the<br /> US<br /> milita y.<br /> Washi gto<br /> espo ded<br /> with<br /> st ikes<br /> o<br /> I a ,<br /> afte<br /> which<br /> Teh a<br /> attacked<br /> cou t ies<br /> hosti g<br /> US<br /> fo ces,<br /> i cludi g<br /> Jo da ,<br /> Kuwait<br /> a d<br /> Bah ai .The<br /> US<br /> subseque tly<br /> esto ed<br /> its<br /> blockade<br /> of<br /> I a ia<br /> po ts<br /> a d<br /> ca celled<br /> waive s<br /> that<br /> had<br /> allowed<br /> I a ia<br /> oil<br /> expo ts<br /> u de<br /> the<br /> i te im<br /> a a geme t.<br /> Both<br /> sides<br /> accused<br /> each<br /> othe<br /> of<br /> violati g<br /> the<br /> memo a dum.I a<br /> has<br /> si ce<br /> made<br /> the<br /> full<br /> eope i g<br /> of<br /> Ho muz<br /> co ditio al<br /> o<br /> a<br /> e d<br /> to<br /> the<br /> US<br /> blockade,<br /> the<br /> withd awal<br /> of<br /> Ame ica<br /> fo ces<br /> f om<br /> a ou d<br /> I a<br /> a d<br /> compe satio<br /> fo<br /> damage<br /> caused<br /> by<br /> the<br /> wa .The<br /> two<br /> sides<br /> also<br /> emai<br /> divided<br /> ove<br /> co t ol<br /> of<br /> the<br /> wate way.<br /> T ump<br /> has<br /> claimed<br /> the<br /> US<br /> has<br /> “total<br /> co t ol”<br /> of<br /> Ho muz,<br /> while<br /> I a ‘s<br /> milita y<br /> leade ship<br /> has<br /> said<br /> o<br /> vessel<br /> ca<br /> pass<br /> without<br /> Teh a ‘s<br /> pe missio .</p> <p><h3> Comme cial<br /> t affic<br /> th ough<br /> st ait<br /> plu ges</h3> </p> <p>The<br /> dispute<br /> has<br /> sha ply<br /> educed<br /> shippi g<br /> th ough<br /> o e<br /> of<br /> the<br /> wo ld’s<br /> most<br /> impo ta t<br /> e e gy<br /> outes.Acco di g<br /> to<br /> ship-t acki g<br /> data<br /> cited<br /> by<br /> AP,<br /> o ly<br /> five<br /> commodity<br /> vessels<br /> c ossed<br /> the<br /> St ait<br /> of<br /> Ho muz<br /> o<br /> Satu day<br /> a d<br /> o e<br /> o<br /> Su day,<br /> compa ed<br /> with<br /> 31<br /> du i g<br /> the<br /> p evious<br /> weeke d.<br /> Befo e<br /> the<br /> wa ,<br /> mo e<br /> tha<br /> 130<br /> ships<br /> typically<br /> c ossed<br /> the<br /> wate way<br /> each<br /> day.The<br /> latest<br /> decli e<br /> followed<br /> attacks<br /> i volvi g<br /> ta ke s<br /> ope ated<br /> by<br /> Abu<br /> Dhabi<br /> Natio al<br /> Oil<br /> Compa y.<br /> The<br /> UAE<br /> has<br /> accused<br /> I a<br /> of<br /> espo sibility<br /> fo<br /> th ee<br /> i cide ts<br /> i volvi g<br /> ADNOC-ope ated<br /> vessels<br /> a d<br /> called<br /> fo<br /> Ho muz<br /> to<br /> be<br /> fully<br /> eope ed.The<br /> dis uptio<br /> has<br /> also<br /> affected<br /> global<br /> e e gy<br /> ma kets.<br /> B e t<br /> c ude<br /> eached<br /> a<br /> sessio<br /> high<br /> of<br /> $89.40<br /> a<br /> ba el<br /> o<br /> Mo day<br /> as<br /> t ade s<br /> assessed<br /> the<br /> diplomatic<br /> impasse<br /> a d<br /> e ewed<br /> isks<br /> to<br /> shippi g.I a<br /> has<br /> also<br /> bee<br /> discussi g<br /> a a geme ts<br /> with<br /> Oma<br /> fo<br /> ma agi g<br /> t affic<br /> th ough<br /> the<br /> wate way.<br /> Regio al<br /> sou ces<br /> cited<br /> i<br /> the<br /> supplied<br /> epo t<br /> said<br /> Teh a<br /> had<br /> sought<br /> fees<br /> equivale t<br /> to<br /> 5%<br /> to<br /> 7%<br /> of<br /> ca go<br /> value,<br /> while<br /> Oma<br /> had<br /> p oposed<br /> about<br /> 3%<br /> a d<br /> Washi gto<br /> wa ted<br /> vessels<br /> to<br /> t a sit<br /> without<br /> fees.</p> <p><h3> Nuclea<br /> talks<br /> emai<br /> stalled</h3> </p> <p>The<br /> othe<br /> majo<br /> objective<br /> of<br /> the<br /> Ju e<br /> ag eeme t,<br /> egotiatio s<br /> ove<br /> I a ‘s<br /> uclea<br /> p og amme,<br /> has<br /> also<br /> made<br /> little<br /> p og ess.I a ia<br /> officials<br /> say<br /> di ect<br /> egotiatio s<br /> with<br /> Washi gto<br /> stopped<br /> i<br /> Ju e,<br /> although<br /> messages<br /> have<br /> co ti ued<br /> to<br /> pass<br /> betwee<br /> the<br /> two<br /> sides<br /> th ough<br /> i te media ies.T ump<br /> has<br /> mai tai ed<br /> that<br /> discussio s<br /> a e<br /> co ti ui g<br /> a d<br /> has<br /> pe iodically<br /> spoke<br /> of<br /> p og ess.<br /> Howeve ,<br /> I a ia<br /> Fo eig<br /> Mi iste<br /> Abbas<br /> A aqchi<br /> said<br /> ove<br /> the<br /> weeke d<br /> that<br /> Teh a<br /> had<br /> ot<br /> decided<br /> to<br /> esume<br /> talks<br /> with<br /> Washi gto .A<br /> se io<br /> I a ia<br /> sou ce<br /> told<br /> Reute s<br /> last<br /> week<br /> the e<br /> had<br /> bee<br /> “absolutely<br /> o<br /> p og ess”<br /> towa ds<br /> evivi g<br /> the<br /> i te im<br /> ag eeme t.<br /> The<br /> sou ce<br /> also<br /> ejected<br /> suggestio s<br /> that<br /> the<br /> 60-day<br /> wi dow<br /> had<br /> bee<br /> exte ded,<br /> a gui g<br /> that<br /> US<br /> violatio s<br /> mea t<br /> the<br /> pe iod<br /> had<br /> eve<br /> begu<br /> f om<br /> Teh a ‘s<br /> pe spective.T ump<br /> decla ed<br /> the<br /> memo a dum<br /> “ove ”<br /> o<br /> July<br /> 7,<br /> while<br /> I a<br /> fo mally<br /> suspe ded<br /> it<br /> about<br /> a<br /> week<br /> late .</p> <p><h3> Pakista<br /> co ti ues<br /> push<br /> fo<br /> talks</h3> </p> <p>Pakista ,<br /> which<br /> helped<br /> b oke<br /> the<br /> Ju e<br /> ag eeme t,<br /> has<br /> co ti ued<br /> effo ts<br /> to<br /> b i g<br /> Washi gto<br /> a d<br /> Teh a<br /> back<br /> to<br /> fo mal<br /> egotiatio s.Islamabad<br /> had<br /> exp essed<br /> hope<br /> that<br /> the<br /> deadli e<br /> could<br /> be<br /> exte ded<br /> a d<br /> has<br /> co ti ued<br /> u gi g<br /> both<br /> sides<br /> to<br /> etu<br /> to<br /> the<br /> egotiati g<br /> table.”We<br /> a e<br /> ot<br /> closi g<br /> the<br /> chapte ,”<br /> Pakista<br /> fo eig<br /> mi ist y<br /> spokesma<br /> Tahi<br /> A d abi<br /> said<br /> last<br /> week.<br /> “Pakista<br /> is<br /> maki g<br /> all-out<br /> effo ts<br /> to<br /> b i g<br /> the<br /> two<br /> pa ties<br /> to<br /> the<br /> egotiati g<br /> table.”The<br /> Ju e<br /> ag eeme t<br /> allowed<br /> the<br /> 60-day<br /> pe iod<br /> to<br /> be<br /> exte ded<br /> by<br /> mutual<br /> co se t,<br /> but<br /> o<br /> exte sio<br /> has<br /> bee<br /> ag eed.</p> <p><h3> What<br /> happe s<br /> afte<br /> 60-day<br /> deadli e?</h3> </p> <p>The<br /> expi y<br /> of<br /> the<br /> deadli e<br /> does<br /> ot<br /> esolve<br /> the<br /> u de lyi g<br /> disputes<br /> betwee<br /> Washi gto<br /> a d<br /> Teh a .<br /> I stead,<br /> both<br /> sides<br /> emai<br /> divided<br /> ove<br /> the<br /> issues<br /> that<br /> we e<br /> supposed<br /> to<br /> fo m<br /> the<br /> basis<br /> of<br /> a<br /> b oade<br /> settleme t.Fo<br /> I a ,<br /> eope i g<br /> Ho muz<br /> is<br /> tied<br /> to<br /> e di g<br /> the<br /> US<br /> blockade,<br /> withd awi g<br /> Ame ica<br /> fo ces<br /> a d<br /> secu i g<br /> compe satio<br /> fo<br /> wa time<br /> damage.<br /> Washi gto<br /> has<br /> ejected<br /> Teh a ‘s<br /> dema d<br /> fo<br /> epa atio s<br /> a d<br /> co ti ues<br /> to<br /> use<br /> sa ctio s<br /> a d<br /> the<br /> blockade<br /> to<br /> i c ease<br /> eco omic<br /> p essu e.The<br /> p olo ged<br /> sta doff<br /> has<br /> damaged<br /> I a ‘s<br /> eco omy,<br /> with<br /> i flatio<br /> isi g<br /> a d<br /> e e gy<br /> shipme ts<br /> dis upted.<br /> Fu the<br /> dete io atio<br /> could<br /> also<br /> fuel<br /> domestic<br /> u est.Fo<br /> Washi gto ,<br /> the<br /> choices<br /> emai<br /> difficult.<br /> Accepti g<br /> Teh a ‘s<br /> te ms<br /> could<br /> give<br /> I a<br /> a<br /> g eate<br /> ole<br /> i<br /> ma agi g<br /> a<br /> wate way<br /> th ough<br /> which<br /> a<br /> la ge<br /> sha e<br /> of<br /> global<br /> oil<br /> a d<br /> liquefied<br /> atu al<br /> gas<br /> t aditio ally<br /> moves.A<br /> f esh<br /> milita y<br /> escalatio<br /> could<br /> fu the<br /> st ai<br /> US<br /> missile-defe ce<br /> supplies,<br /> dis upt<br /> global<br /> e e gy<br /> ma kets<br /> a d<br /> put<br /> upwa d<br /> p essu e<br /> o<br /> fuel<br /> p ices.With<br /> the<br /> 60-day<br /> wi dow<br /> ow<br /> expi ed,<br /> T ump’s<br /> latest<br /> stateme t<br /> makes<br /> clea<br /> that<br /> I a ‘s<br /> uclea<br /> p og amme<br /> emai s<br /> Washi gto ‘s<br /> ce t al<br /> co ce .<br /> But<br /> the<br /> peace<br /> push<br /> emai s<br /> stuck<br /> ove<br /> two<br /> u esolved<br /> issues:<br /> I a ‘s<br /> uclea<br /> activities<br /> a d<br /> the<br /> futu e<br /> co t ol<br /> a d<br /> ope atio<br /> of<br /> the<br /> St ait<br /> of<br /> Ho muz.</p> <p><a h ef=Go to Sou ce

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