The diplomatic process continues not without difficulty United States And Iran. There White House confirmed that JD Vance, Steve Witkoff And Jared Kushner they will go to Pakistan to hold a new round of talks with Tehran Tuesday. However, according to the Iranian news agency Tasnim (which is connected to pasdaran), the Islamic Republic he has not yet decided whether or not to take part in this round of negotiations.
“Negotiations with the Iranians are ongoing, and despite what you hear in public, I think they’re actually going well,” the US Energy Secretary said on Sunday. Chris Wright. “I believe we will have a positive conclusion to this conflict,” he added.
Trump’s ultimatum and the threat to infrastructure
However, shortly before, Donald Trump had accused theIran of violating the ceasefire, which is due to expire on Wednesday. “We’re offering a very fair and reasonable deal, and I hope they accept it because if they don’t, they United States they will knock out every single power plant and every single bridge in Iran. Enough with Mr. Nice Guy!”, the American president had thundered above Truth.
In the meantime, Tehran she returned to criticize the naval blockade decreed by United States to the ports of Islamic Republic. “The so-called ‘blockade’ imposed by United States to Iranian ports and coasts not only violates the ceasefire brokered by Pakistanbut it is also illegal and criminal,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
The stalemate over Hormuz and the uranium dossier
In short, the overall situation remains uncertain. On April 11, the negotiations of Washington And Tehran to Islamabad they were stuck on two issues: Hormuz and theIranian uranium. As regards the first point, theIran had initially reopened the Strait following the ceasefire between Israel And Lebanon. However, the ayatollahs later closed it, complaining that Trump has not lifted the blockade on Iranian ports: a blockade that the American president wants to leave in force until Tehran you do not accept an agreement with Washington.
There is also quite a bit of uncertainty on the second point. There White House wants theIran deliver your supplies of enriched uranium: a request that so far the Islamic Republic However, he returned it to the sender.
The internal rift within the Khomeini regime
One of the main problems lies in the split within the Khomeinist regime, which is divided between a dialogue wing (which is mainly headed by the Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian) and another, led by pasdaranwhich is pushing to boycott the negotiations and maintain a hard line towards Washington.
The Revolutionary Guards are intent on putting their foot down, believing that the stalemate will have deleterious political impacts for Trumpespecially with regards to Midterms of November. Pezeshkian he is instead frightened by the American economic pressure on the Khomeinist regime and this is why he would hope for an agreement with the White House. In the middle, the president of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibafit is increasingly difficult to find a synthesis between these two opposing lines.
