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Some are convinced that talking is futile.
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Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf meets Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran.
According to leaks from the White House, America is, once again, the closest it has been yet to a deal to end its war with Iran. Donald Trump spoke of 24 hours of „very good talks”. Iran said America’s proposal was „being considered”. But for Iran’s leaders, actions speak louder than words. In the Gulf America attacked an Iranian tanker trying to break its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Israel struck Beirut. And Iran unveiled a new „Persian Gulf Strait Authority”, demanding payment in its currency, the rial, for safe passage. Even more than its nuclear programme, Iran’s claims on the strait threaten any deal and risk reigniting the fighting.
