MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/. Mediators float temporary truce in the US-Iran standoff; Coalition of the Willing to practice Ukraine troop deployment in Poland drills; and what Britain's policy could look like under the new prime minister. These stories topped Tuesday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.·
Media: Mediators float temporary truce in US-Iran standoff
A pause is looming in the latest round of large-scale escalation between the United States and Iran. Tehran has received a proposal for a 10-day ceasefire from mediators. During the truce, the parties are expected to discuss ways to return to compliance with the memorandum they signed in June. However, experts interviewed by Izvestia do not expect dialogue to deviate too much from previous rounds, with the most complicated issues, such as Iran’s nuclear program, once again put on the back burner.
Vladimir Sazhin, senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Oriental Studies, believes both parties want a ceasefire, with US President Donald Trump seeking to claim a political victory ahead of the November midterm elections and Iran facing severe economic challenges.
International political scientist Yelena Suponina believes Iran recognizes it is "playing with fire," so Tehran is likely to come back to the negotiating table in the near future. Both analysts expect that if negotiations do restart, the two sides will return to their previous approach, putting aside the most difficult issues, including Iran's nuclear issue, while focusing on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring the safe passage of ships.
