All posts tagged: Middle East peace negotiations

US says Iran ‘could have access’ to 0 billion reconstruction fund. What it means | World News

US says Iran ‘could have access’ to $300 billion reconstruction fund. What it means | World News

US Vice President JD Vance on Monday said Iran “could have access” to a $300 billion reconstruction fund after the two nations reached an initial agreement on Monday to extend the fragile ceasefire and end the over three-month-old conflict in the region. Diplomatic logistics and energy security Details of the deal have not been released till now, but reports suggest it won’t be implemented till the agreement is signed, which is scheduled for Friday in Geneva, Switzerland, mediator Pakistan said. The agreement is poised to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but it will still take months for the global energy crisis to ease that was caused by the closure of the crucial waterway. Conditions and Regional Compliance Vance, during an interview with CBS News, said Tehran could get access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund which is supposed to be funded by the Gulf nations, though the Islamic Republic must meet certain obligations to fulfil the conditions in order to access the fund. “That’s the sort of thing they could have access to, funded by …

Israel orders fresh strikes on Lebanon, evacuation in 7 towns. Then an Iran reminder | World News

Israel orders fresh strikes on Lebanon, evacuation in 7 towns. Then an Iran reminder | World News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday ordered fresh strikes on targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs, escalating tensions on the Lebanon front even as diplomatic efforts to end the broader regional conflict continue. The move drew a swift response from Iran, with Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warning that the ceasefire between Tehran and Washington applies “on all fronts, including in Lebanon”, and that any violation in Lebanon would constitute a breach of the wider ceasefire. Israel’s military also issued fresh evacuation orders for residents of seven villages in southern Lebanon recently, following the directive by Netanyahu. In a joint statement, Netanyahu and Katz said they had instructed the Israeli military to target sites in Dahiyeh, allegedly a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, citing what they described as repeated violations of the ceasefire by the Iran-backed group. “Following the repeated violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon by the Hezbollah terror organization and the attacks against our cities and citizens, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz instructed the …