Copy of the document to be signed by the United States and Iran 1. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, together with their allies in the current war, declare upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and undertake that from now on they will not launch any hostile action against each other, and will refrain from the threat or use of force against each other. The final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article and the remaining Articles. 2. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to refrain from interfering in each other's internal affairs. 3. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to negotiate and reach a final agreement within a maximum period of 60 days, extendable by mutual consent. 4. Immediately upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, the United States Lift the naval blockade and prevent any interference or obstruction against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and restore traffic within a maximum of 30 days to its full capacity; the traffic of ships shall be proportional to the pre-war volume of traffic on the part of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States also undertakes to withdraw its forces from the surrounding areas within 30 days after the final agreement. 5. Upon signing this Memorandum of Understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately take steps to ensure that the movement of merchant ships from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of ​​Oman and vice versa is resumed within 30 days to the pre-war volume, taking into account the need for the removal of technical obstacles and the neutralization of mines by Iran. 6. The United States undertakes, together with its regional partners, to create a comprehensive plan agreed upon by both parties for the rehabilitation and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran, While ensuring financing of at least $300 billion. The implementation mechanism of this plan, as part of the final agreement, will be formulated within 60 days. 7. The United States commits to ending, on a schedule to be agreed upon as part of the final agreement, all types of sanctions currently facing the Islamic Republic of Iran, including resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and all unilateral U.S. sanctions, both primary and secondary. 8. The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States have agreed that the fate of enriched material and the fate of all other mutually agreed nuclear-related issues, including Iran’s nuclear needs, will be adequately addressed in a final agreement; the final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article. 9. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States agree that, pending a final agreement, they will maintain the status quo: Iran will maintain the status quo on its nuclear program, and the United States will not impose new sanctions on Iran or strengthen its forces in the region. 10. The United States undertakes that immediately after the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, and until the date of the lifting of sanctions, the United States Treasury Department will issue waivers for exports of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products and their derivatives, and all related services, including banking, insurance, transportation, and the like. 11. The United States undertakes that, in light of the progress of negotiations towards a final agreement, frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be released and made fully available. These funds, whether held in the master account or transferred, will be used for any final beneficiary payment determined by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran

The war was never really about defeating Iran, but rather about deterring China by demonstrating that the US is both willing and able to use force when necessary. In that sense, it was already won.

Two years (and more importantly one election) apart

I’m sorry but Terminal 5 is meant to be the @British_Airways flagship terminal. The club lounges are a total disgrace, the food is poor and the cleanliness awful. It’s basically a run down 3 star hotel

Great piece by @leng_ning, refuting the commonly held belief that authoritarian states are better at long-term planning. In fact, without democratic accountability, local officials keep building wasteful projects that serve no long-term purpose because they help with their KPI.

Europeans coming to America for the World Cup are shocked by our prosperity. A German guy has his mind blown by Buc-ee’s. A Swedish woman is amazed by ranch dressing, says it's "like crack." She claims that the internet on a plane flying over the Rockies is faster than what she has at home. She declares “The U.S.A. has completely radicalized me within 48 hours.” Americans can romanticize Europe all they want. But it's good to have a higher standard of living. And we do, thanks to freer markets and mass migration. 🇺🇸

Can someone with ball knowledge tell me if Paraguay is really trash or if the U.S. is actually decent this year?

Still don't understand why China doesn't get to host the world cup People love football, they have infrastructure, it's cheap, VISA free, good time zone Would easily be the most popular edition (in terms of visitors) Is FIFA boycotting? Why?

Susan Collins 30 years ago: “I’ve pledged that if I’m elected I will only serve two terms. 12 years is long enough to be in public service.”

There was a period where Chinese tourists were notorious for their bad behaviour overseas during the 2000s. But this began to change within the last 15 years due to state-sponsored civic campaigns by the CPC to stop 'uncivilised behaviours' like spitting on the streets or queue cutting. The CPC has largely succeeded in curbing those behaviours.

Referring to the 19th century Qing Dynasty as “China” is sort of like saying Aeneas was Italian

Yuan dynasty didn't "expand into Mongolia", they literally brought Mongolia with them when declaring themselves emperors of China. As for Tibet, the Yuan ended the civil war by placing the Dalai Lama in power. The Dalai was loyal to the Chinese emperor ever since. That's how Tibet became a part of China since long before the US or any modern country in America was set up. Xinjiang was a defensive battle against invading nomads, that ended with Chinese managing the territory to prevent further incursions. It's challenging to use moder political framing for this analysis, but the fact is clear: never did Chinese discuss what lands to conquer for the resources of the land. Xinjiang, Tibet, and Mongolia are literally the least fertile lands of China, with desert, steppe, and highlands. Resources under the ground were neither known nor valuable when those territories became part of China. On a blogger level, the naive argument that Mongols weren't real Chinese is sometimes heard, I agree and hate it. It plays right in the hands of US-backed Han Chauvinism trying to split China