America and Iran have agreed to stop the attacks. Important talks will be held in Doha on Tuesday on the Strait of Hormuz dispute and nuclear issue. The world is keeping an eye on the success of the 60-day ceasefire.
Doha/Washington: A very shocking news has come to light amid the looming threat of a third world war in the Middle East. America and Iran, which were firing missiles at each other till a few hours ago, have suddenly agreed to step back. According to an exclusive report by Axios, both the superpowers are going to hold a secret and very important meeting in Qatar’s capital Doha on Tuesday to stop military attacks (kinetic activity) on each other and to resolve the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.
The attacks stopped, but did the conflict really end?
America and Iran have agreed to stop military attacks against each other for the time being. This decision has come at a time when tension between the two countries had started increasing again after the ceasefire signed a few days ago. Now both the delegations will sit face to face in Qatar’s capital Doha on Tuesday, where the most important issue will be the Strait of Hormuz and regional security. Although this agreement is being considered as a news of relief, but it is clear from the statements of both the countries that the differences have not completely ended yet. This is why this meeting has become not just a diplomatic meeting, but a test of the stability of the entire West Asia.
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Trust broken in just 11 days, that’s Trump’s last warning!
The story behind this diplomatic drama is very horrifying. Only 11 days had passed since the ceasefire between the two countries when suddenly deadly attacks started again from both sides. The whole world was horrified by the breaking of this ceasefire. The situation had worsened to such an extent that US President Donald Trump openly threatened to restart the conflict and pledged to “get the job done”. But just before the start of this devastating war, officials of both the countries have decided to stand down for the time being through backchannel talks.
Switzerland to Doha: Why did the ‘secret agenda’ of talks have to be changed?
The biggest suspense: The high-stakes meeting on Tuesday was actually scheduled to take place in Switzerland, and the main issue was Iran’s nuclear program. But whatever happened in the Strait of Hormuz in the last few days changed the whole situation. Suddenly the venue of the meeting was changed to Qatar and now the nuclear issue has been put on the back burner and only the Strait dispute has been made the main agenda. Nick Stewart is going to take command of the American team in this technical conversation.
That secret of hotline and the new game of toll tax
At the root of this entire controversy is the interpretation of the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MOU), which basically ended the war. Last week, under the leadership of Vice President Vance in Switzerland, it was decided to establish a direct ‘hotline’ between the US Army and Iran’s dreaded army IRGC, so that the movement of ships can be monitored. But that hotline could not be started till Saturday. Meanwhile, Iran has played a new gamble. Iran believes that the Strait of Hormuz should be under sole control of it and Oman, and a ‘toll tax’ or fee should be collected from international commercial ships passing through it.
Threat of blackout looms over global economy
If Iran succeeds in imposing tariffs or blocking ships passing through this vital waterway, the entire world’s maritime economy could be devastated. Historically it has been considered an independent international waterway, through which most of the world’s crude oil passes. This move by Iran may set global oil prices on fire. However, US officials have claimed that as long as these technical negotiations continue in Doha, international ships will be allowed to pass safely without any hindrance. Now the eyes of the whole world are fixed on this table-talk to be held in Doha on Tuesday, which will decide whether there will be peace in the world or a devastating war.