USA
Washington: President Donald Trump said today in statements and interviews that talks with Iran have been “fruitful,” and at the same time he put the threat of strikes on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure on hold for five days. He made the remarks as American and Israeli officials, for the first time, spelled out their exact conditions for ending the war, informally but very clearly.
Trump stressed that the war will only stop once “all the goals are completely achieved” and ruled out any immediate ceasefire. He put it this way: “If the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened and Iran guarantees there will be no more war and no nuclear weapons, we might actually reach a deal.”
U.S. conditions for stopping the war:
Complete and unrestricted reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping (Trump first gave 48 hours, then stretched it to five days and even floated the idea of “joint control” of the strait).
Full removal of all enriched uranium stockpiles from Iran.
Total destruction of Iran’s missile capabilities, its defense industry base, and its naval and air forces.
Permanent block on Iran getting anywhere near nuclear weapons, plus protection for America’s Middle East allies.
Trump added that Israel would be “very happy” with these terms and that the two countries are completely in sync.
Israeli conditions:
Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz made it clear today that attacks on Iran and Lebanon will keep going until the objectives are met. For any final agreement, Israel is
demanding:
- Complete removal of enriched uranium from Iranian territory.
Total shutdown of Iran’s ballistic missile production.
Full end to Iran’s financial and weapons support for its proxy groups (Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis).
Israel’s complete freedom to hit back if the deal is ever broken.
Gantz said straight out: “Without these guarantees, the next war will be a lot closer than we want.”
So far, neither the US nor Israel has put out an official written list. The conditions are being presented more as strategic and military goals that have to be fully met before any real agreement. Right now the back-channel talks are focused on the Strait of Hormuz, the enriched uranium, and cutting off support for the proxies.
Everything is moving fast, and both sides are insisting that military operations won’t stop until they reach a “complete and final solution.