US and Israel Agree to Iran Conflict Resolution Deal with Conditions

Kathmandu. The United States and Israel have agreed to a deal to end the months-long conflict, with the condition that it must be concluded soon, and have agreed to stop new attacks on Iran.

Fears of renewed fighting had risen after President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to strike Iran ‘very hard’ and reports emerged that new heavy attacks, including on energy infrastructure, were being considered.

The US leader’s stance appears to have changed after talks with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and after Tehran also spoke with Riyadh and mediators Pakistan and Turkey.

President Trump said, “America is ready to fight Iran and is armed. We have been asked by Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to stop any attack, and an agreement has been reached to stop the attack for peace in the Middle East.”

“Based on this request, for the future benefit of the world and for the existence of a successful and prosperous Iran, I have agreed to cancel the attack, but with the condition that a deal can be reached soon,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.

Iran’s Mehr News Agency, citing military officials, called Trump’s claim ‘just another lie’ and said Iran’s army is ‘on high alert and ready for any situation’.

Iranian state media reported that there was a phone conversation between the Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers, and that Tehran had also spoken with Pakistan and Turkey about the ‘risk of increasing tension and insecurity in the region’.

Saudi Arabia’s official press agency (SPA) said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emphasized during his phone call with Trump the ‘need to prioritize dialogue to reduce tension and the importance of making every possible effort to achieve a ceasefire that opens the way for a diplomatic solution’.

The US President said the deal must include ‘the full and immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz waterway’ and ‘an end to Iran’s nuclear threat’.

“Israel also joins me in this commitment,” he added. The conflict, which began after the US and Israel attacked Tehran on February 28, has not ended after more than five months of fighting.

A previous ceasefire agreement with similar conditions, including the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, had failed, and in recent weeks, as attacks between the two countries resumed, Iran has tightened its control over the vital waterway.

Iran’s Fars News Agency, citing a source close to Iranian negotiators, said, “As long as America continues its hostile actions, Hormuz will remain closed.”

Global oil prices, which had fallen during the initial ceasefire, have risen again since the resumption of hostilities.

This exchange of agreements comes just three months before the midterm elections in the US, which could be a challenge for Trump’s Republican Party.

Eager to make a deal

US embassies in Middle Eastern capitals had warned their citizens on Saturday to be vigilant against an ‘unpredictable escalation’ in regional conflicts and to be prepared to leave those countries.

After a few days of peace last month between Iran and the US, the exchange of fire resumed, although no attacks were reported from Friday to Sunday.

On Wednesday, a drone attack on a US-owned gas tanker at an Egyptian port set the ship on fire. Egypt is investigating but has not yet blamed any group.

Meanwhile, a British maritime authority said on Saturday that a tanker near the coast of Oman was hit by an ‘unknown projectile’. Iran has maintained effective control over navigation through Hormuz since the war began, forcing ships to obtain permission and pay transit fees.

Maritime trade tracking firm Kepler said on Friday, “Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has decreased sharply.”

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed on Saturday that they did not attempt to charge fees to ships passing through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, an alternative route for Saudi Arabian oil.

This narrow strait connects the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal.

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