Peace negotiation theme
Could it be that Tehran is trying to squeeze as much as possible out of the negotiations with the US just to finally agree to give up the uranium and then sign an oil-for-highly enriched uranium deal with North Korea?
Stock market decline in New York after Khamenei's statement about uranium. Wall Street opened lower on Thursday as oil prices rose, reports The Times of Israel. This follows Iran's highest leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's statement that the country's highly enriched uranium should not leave the country.
Iran's uranium is a crucial part of the negotiations between the countries, and both Iran and the U.S. have firmly adhered to their opposing demands. U.S. President Donald Trump wants the uranium to be sent out of the country, while Iran has insisted that it does not want to give up the material. Watch the segment on SVT News.
Iran wants to introduce a permanent customs system in Hormuz. Iran is discussing the possibilities of setting up a permanent customs system in the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, in order to formalize control over shipping through the strait. This is reported by Bloomberg.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated during a press conference that they want the strait 'free from tariffs,' writes Al Jazeera. Watch the segment on SVT Nyheter.
Reports: Trump and Netanyahu disagree on the way forward. According to three sources to Axios, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call on Tuesday regarding the way forward on Iran. The sources describe the conversation as tense, and one of them describes Netanyahu as almost panicked afterward ("his hair was on fire").
The disagreement is said to be about Israel wanting to continue striking Iran's military capabilities and other infrastructure to weaken the regime, while the USA is described as being more focused on peace negotiations. See the article on SVT Nyheter.