"Also, US forces have no business 7,000 miles away from home, provoking our sailors off our OWN Persian Gulf shores.". In one possible design, a one-star general within US Central Command’s leadership would communicate by telephone with an Omani general maintaining a separate telephone line with a counterpart on the Iranian general staff. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A dangerous encounter between the Iranian and US navies in the Persian Gulf last month, provoked by 11 Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ speedboats, and President Trump’s threat one week later to shoot Iranian gunboats out of water if this happens again, are stark reminders of the short fuse between the two countries amid growing tensions. If they want conflict to wag the dog and deflect attention from their failures to fight the Covid-19 outbreak in their respective countries, they can easily stumble into one; but if they don’t, as they often claim, they should find a way to establish a military hotline. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Or that in 2016, when Iran’s Revolutionary Guards detained 10 US sailors travelling aboard two riverine boats drifted into Iranian territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, the then US secretary of state, John Kerry, had no direct contacts with his Iranian counterpart, the foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. "The US military is hit by over 5000 #covid19 infections. The ideal third-party candidate would combine deep expertise in Gulf navigation with experience in mediation and constructive diplomatic relations with both the US and Iran. The president fired off his tweet after video aired showing small Iranian gunboats circling U.S. warships in the northern Persian Gulf; Lucas Tomlinson reports. Market data provided by Factset. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Targets Pro-Iran Militias. Reacting to Soleimani’s killing in January, retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus also said Soleimani was “responsible for providing explosives, projectiles, and arms and other munitions that killed well over 600 American soldiers and many more of our coalition and Iraqi partners just in Iraq, as well as in many other countries such as Syria.”, Speaking at the U.N., Rouhani said Iran “does not deserve sanctions.”. While the Swiss channel proved effective for conveying high-level messages, it is designed for diplomatic, not military, communication and may not prevent an incident during a standoff between military ships from turning into a shoot-out. But at this perilous moment, it would be important to try. @realdonaldtrump should attend to their needs, not engage in threats cheered on by Saddam's terrorists," Zarif tweeted. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Twitter has provided an unusual means of direct communication and signalling between key officials on both sides.
Iran released the boats and crew the following morning. A de-escalation hotline is desperately needed, Sat 2 May 2020 07.00 EDT Follow here for the latest news. Legal Statement. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against several Iranian officials and entities associated with Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. From bomb-affixed drones to narco tanks and ventilated tunnels: How well-equipped are the Mexican cartels. or redistributed. Over the weekend, the U.K., France and Germany issued a joint statement denouncing the U.S. sanctions plans. • Ali Vaez directs the Iran project at the International Crisis Group. Iran, Turkey term Bahrain-Israel deal shameful The News International 02:08 13-Sep-20 In the last 7 days The Revolutionary Guard: Bahraini king must wait the revenge Shafaq News 23:56 12-Sep-20
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