The US and Iran stop attacks; Netanyahu will meet Trump in Washington tomorrow
The United States and Iran have suspended attacks on each other as efforts continue to bring them back into negotiations over a temporary ceasefire agreement, the AP news agency reported today (Monday). The Pentagon did not respond to questions about why the US stopped attacks several days ago after attacking coastal areas and infrastructure in Iran every night for nearly two weeks. At the same time, the Prime Minister is planning Benjamin Netanyahu He will travel to the United States and meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington tomorrow, his office said.
President of the United States Donald Trump “Give the talks a little space,” said the US ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz to the Fox News network. “In the last few weeks and especially in the last few days, Oman and Iran as well as some of our other mediators have been involved at all levels, from the highest level to the professional level.” Waltz rejected claims that the United States’ stockpile of interceptor missiles critical to deterring Iranian attacks was running low, which was reportedly a consideration in halting the attacks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Washington today in a Zion Wing plane, at a secret time and without reporters. He will meet with the American President tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. and it is possible that the White House will decide to include Vice President Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the meeting. According to a Ynet report, Netanyahu will provide Trump with updates on Iran’s efforts to bury its capabilities in “Mechosh Mountain” so they are not exposed to the effects of bombs penetrating bunkers.
Netanyahu told Fox News on Sunday that he “fully” supports Trump’s efforts to weaken Iran and pressure it to end its nuclear program. He added: “If he can do it without resorting to intense military fighting again, that’s fine. Why not?”
The prime minister indicated that he would not present any new information to “our good friend” Trump, but would listen to “what’s on his mind, because I think in many ways it’s his decision.” However, Netanyahu warned that Iran “will make a terrible mistake” if it attacks Israel again directly or through armed proxies.
Beka’i: The status of the strait is unchanged
When the United States stopped its attacks over the past two nights, Iran also stopped, an Iranian military spokesman told the country’s state television on Sunday. In recent days, Tehran has attacked countries in the Middle East where American forces are stationed, killing at least three service members at a base in Jordan and another service member in Iraq. The AP news agency anonymously reported a regional official involved in the mediation effort saying there were diplomatic talks and that the cessation of U.S. and Iranian attacks was “a positive signal that will help efforts to contain the escalation.”
The source said the two countries were interested in returning to the temporary ceasefire agreement and that the compromise being discussed focused on the possibility that Iran would regulate the passage of ships in the Strait of Hormuz while applying fewer restrictions on the ships. Iran said yesterday (Sunday) that it continues to negotiate with Oman to regulate the safe passage of ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which runs between the two countries. Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Ismail Baka’i He said talks had made progress and would continue.
Bakai added that the status of the strait remains unchanged. Tehran maintains that the interim agreement with the United States allows it to regulate shipping traffic on the sea route at this time and rejects U.S. efforts to instead promote a route that passes through the strait near the coast of Oman. Before the war, the strait was considered an international waterway.
The US military said on Saturday that the recently renewed naval blockade against Iran continues. According to him, twelve merchant ships were diverted from course, two were put out of action and two others were stopped and boarded by American troops. American forces are “highly alert, focused, lethal and ready for action,” it said.
Shipping traffic in the strait is at its lowest level in three weeks
Concerns about shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz continue and are now affecting another important sea route in the region – the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which leads to the Red Sea. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen threatened to block Saudi ships there last week.
Commercial shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz hit a three-week low yesterday, according to a shipping agency operating under the supervision of the US Navy, adding that no attacks were observed in the past 72 hours. According to him, traffic through Bab al-Mandab remained stable.
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