๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ท๐บ๐ธ Pakistan is sprinting to lock in a deal before the whole thing falls apart again
PM Sharif and his team are pushing for electronic signing right now: open the Strait, release frozen assets, freeze enrichment for 15 years.
Saudi, Turkey, Egypt and China are all backing the push. The coalition that's been quietly building as an alternative power center in the region has picked its moment and is throwing its weight behind getting something on paper before someone fires another missile or changes their mind.
Iran's response: no signing tomorrow, nuclear issues aren't part of this stage, the focus is ending the war first.
Pakistan saying sign now, Iran saying not yet... that's the entire history of this negotiation. Every time a deal gets close enough to touch, Iran resequences the agenda.
Ending the war first sounds reasonable until you realize "ending the war" has no agreed definition, no timeline, and no enforcement mechanism, which means the nuclear freeze gets pushed back indefinitely.
Pakistan wants the W. Iran wants the leverage. Those two are not in the same room yet.
Source: Al Jazeera / Writer: Oliver
๐ฎ๐ท๐บ๐ธ Iranโs Foreign Ministry just poured cold water on the hype:
The Islamabad memorandum will not be signed tomorrow.
Nuclear issues are not part of this stage. Focus is only on ending the war.
A signing could still happen in the coming days, but theyโre warning about โthe other sideโs inconsistency.โ
The victory parade Trumpโs running is hitting traffic in Iran. Still no signing. Still no trust.
Source: IRIB, Press TV / Writer: Oliver