Is the US and Iran playing "openly repairing the road while secretly crossing the river"? Talking tough on one side, while negotiating a deal on the other.
Last night, there was a mix-up regarding the Strait passage rights: Trump claimed an agreement had been reached, but the Iranian speaker rebutted with "it's all fake news." However, don't be fooled by the smokescreen; the 3-page memorandum (MOU) revealed by Axios is the real meat of the matter.
The core logic is actually simple: Iran wants to exchange 2000 kg of enriched uranium for $20 billion.
• The US wants: to throw money at you to achieve complete denuclearization, at least keep you in check for 20 years.
• Iran wants: I want the money, but I need to keep the nuclear seeds, at most pausing for 5 years.
The two sides are currently stuck on the details of "how to spend the money, how to manage missiles, and how to pass through the Strait." The inability to reach an agreement indicates that genuine negotiations are taking place; if it were all just a performance, that would be dangerous. We'll see if the second round of meetings in Islamabad on Sunday can break through this layer of paper. $BTC $BNB
Last night, there was a mix-up regarding the Strait passage rights: Trump claimed an agreement had been reached, but the Iranian speaker rebutted with "it's all fake news." However, don't be fooled by the smokescreen; the 3-page memorandum (MOU) revealed by Axios is the real meat of the matter.
The core logic is actually simple: Iran wants to exchange 2000 kg of enriched uranium for $20 billion.
• The US wants: to throw money at you to achieve complete denuclearization, at least keep you in check for 20 years.
• Iran wants: I want the money, but I need to keep the nuclear seeds, at most pausing for 5 years.
The two sides are currently stuck on the details of "how to spend the money, how to manage missiles, and how to pass through the Strait." The inability to reach an agreement indicates that genuine negotiations are taking place; if it were all just a performance, that would be dangerous. We'll see if the second round of meetings in Islamabad on Sunday can break through this layer of paper. $BTC $BNB