Middle East Crisis

Peace Talks
Trump on Iran's Response: Don't Like It - Completely Unacceptable

US President Donald Trump has seen Iran's response to the US peace plan.

"I don't like it - completely unacceptable," he wrote in a post on Truth Social.

In its response, Iran proposes that some of the country's enriched uranium be sent to a third country. However, it refuses to agree to dismantle its nuclear energy facilities, according to sources to the WSJ.

Otherwise, Iran emphasizes that the war must end on all fronts and wants the US to lift sanctions on Iranian oil for 30 days, according to the semi-state news agency Tasnim.

Task: Iran proposes moving uranium to a third country

Iran offers to move some of its enriched uranium to another country, in its response to the US peace proposal. However, Iran refuses to agree to dismantle its nuclear facilities, sources told the WSJ.

Iran also suggests, according to the sources, that the Strait of Hormuz should be gradually opened to commercial traffic while the US lifts its blockade of Iranian ports.

Iran's response also underlines the importance of ending the war on all fronts, as well as guarantees against further attacks on Iran, according to the semi-state news agency Tasnim.

The parties are still considered to be far apart, especially on the issue of Iran's nuclear energy capabilities.

US-China relations
Source: Trump expected to press China on the Iran war

On Wednesday, the US president will travel to Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. During the meeting, Trump is expected to put pressure on China regarding Iran, a source within the White House told AFP.

Trump and Xi are also expected to discuss energy, agriculture and Taiwan.

– Don’t expect any changes in US policy on Taiwan, a source told Reuters.

Iran war
First LNG tanker from Qatar has traveled through Hormuz

For the first time since the Iran war broke out, a Qatari LNG tanker on Sunday navigated through the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg writes, describing it as a sign that the flow of natural gas to the world market may be about to increase.

The vessel is the Kharaitiyat, which loaded at the Ras Laffan export facility in early May and is now in the Gulf of Oman, heading for Pakistan. According to tracking data, the vessel appears to have chosen the northern route through the strait, which runs along the Iranian coast.