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Iran Releases 10 Points It Says Are Basis for Cease-fire Talks
Iran publicly released on Wednesday what it said was the 10-point framework for talks that President Trump described as “a workable basis on which to negotiate” an end to the war. Much of it consisted of maximalist demands that look difficult, if not impossible, to reconcile with U.S. aims.A White House official said the points do not match what Mr. Trump was referring to. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal White House discussions.
Iran released its version of the proposal the morning after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week cease-fire, and calls for American troops to leave the region, reasserts Iran’s control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and maintains Iran’s right to nuclear enrichment.
Many of these demands are likely to conflict with a 15-point proposal U.S. mediators laid out last month.
That proposal was never made public, but officials briefed on the plan, who spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive details, said it addressed Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs, as well as maritime trade. U.S. mediators had pushed in previous negotiations for limiting the range of Iran’s ballistic missiles and halting all of Iran’s nuclear enrichment.
I'm concerned by this. Apparently, the new 10 point plan isn't the same one Iran proposed on Monday. If their position is not negotiable the problem with the Strait is not going to be permanently, or even temporarily resolved past the next two weeks.
There's no question Iran is at our mercy militarily. They seem not to care, viewing the Strait as their hole card. Maybe it's posturing. trump has certainly done plenty of that. I hope it is but fear it's not.
