After the ceasefire in Iran and America, the eyes of the whole world are on the peace talk in Islamabad. On one side is America, on the other side is Iran and in between Pakistan is trying to become a peace messenger. So is this ceasefire mission a diplomatic risk? From US President Donald Trump to Iran's new Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei, the world's eyes are on Islamabad because Pakistan is currently playing the role of a mediator. Sources say that the first day's talks between the two countries lasted for about four hours. After that the second round of talks has started. There is a standoff between the two countries regarding Hormuz. There has been a heated debate between Abbas Aragchi and JD Vance regarding Hormuz.
On the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement has come amid talks between the two countries in Pakistan. In this statement he said that under my leadership, Israel will continue to fight against Iran's terrorist regime and its proxies, in contrast to Erdogan who helps them and even massacres his Kurdish citizens.
Let us tell you that during the conversation on some issues iran Is adamant on his terms. America is also not ready to bow down, that is, red lines have been drawn from both sides and Pakistan is trying to strike a balance between all this. Before the peace talks in Islamabad, a message came from all sides, which proved that the diplomatic temperature is going to be high in the peace talks.
As soon as he landed in Islamabad, US Vice President JD Vance said that Iran should talk seriously. At the same time, Shehbaz Sharif, who is hosting the peace talks, said that this is a make or break moment for the world. That is, if there is an agreement then there will be peace in the world and if it is not there then destruction is certain in West Asia. On the other hand, Trump made his intentions clear. If Iran does not agree, there will be terrible attacks, while Iran's Foreign Minister said that America will have to bow to Iran's conditions.
That means peace talks did not start on the note of peace. There was a lot of warlike attitude in everyone's statements. While peace talks were going on in Islamabad, Trump gave an interview to a White House correspondent. Trump has said many big things in this interview.
The question to Trump was whether a big oil crisis is coming? To this Trump replied that many oil tanks in the world are coming towards America. The question to Trump was, what does America want from Hormuz? Trump replied that America has a lot of oil and gas.
The question to Trump was what would happen to Hormuz? Trump said that it will not take much time to open Hormuz. Trump was asked whether he was doing all this for oil. Trump said that people are realizing that there are other options besides Hormuz. Now the next question asked to Trump was what will happen to Iran? On this, Trump said that the world has come to know that Iran is a failed country. However, before these talks, Iran had also created a new problem, which turned out to be a big headache for Pakistan.
The Vice President of Iran had given the message that there are two teams in Team America. One team is America First and the other team is Israel First. According to the Vice President, the America First team includes JD Vance, with whom a solution is expected to be found through talks, while the Israel First team includes Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Team Iran did not want to negotiate with Witkoff and Kushner, because Iran accuses them of supporting Israel's interests and suspects that if they remain involved the talks will not be successful. The Iranian Vice President also threatened that if the talks do not yield results, the world will have to pay a heavy price.
Now understand what are the main conditions Iran has put before America for the ceasefire deal. Let us tell you what are those issues on which these peace talks will be able to move forward only after an agreement.
Iran's condition is that it will not stop uranium enrichment, that is, its nuclear program will continue. Secondly, the matter will move forward only if Israeli attacks on Lebanon stop completely. Thirdly, Iran will continue to collect toll from ships on the Strait of Hormuz. Fourth, its frozen assets in all countries should be immediately restored.
Apart from this, there are some other conditions but these are the most important ones which need to be discussed. The most important thing is the frozen assets of Iran because several lakhs of crores of rupees are seized by Iran in all the countries of the world, if Iran gets all that money then it can change the picture of its country.
America has frozen 2 billion dollars of Iran, while about 7 billion dollars are stuck with South Korea. This money is from Iranian oil, which was bought by South Korea, but after American sanctions, the payment was stopped and this amount got stuck in the banks.
Similarly, China has about 20 billion dollars stuck, while Iran has 10 billion dollars stuck in Iraq, this money is also related to energy and trade, but due to sanctions, Iran is not able to use it directly.
In Qatar also, $6 billion has been kept as freeze fund for Iran. Similarly, about one and a half billion dollars are blocked in Japan and almost the same amount of money is stuck in Luxembourg also. If we include Britain and the Netherlands, Iran's money worth about two and a half billion dollars is frozen in both the places. Overall, 100 billion to 120 billion dollars of Iran's money is stuck in all these countries.
And Iran has come in a mood that this time it will die only after getting its money out. As these talks are progressing in Islamabad, the picture is also becoming clear. Iran seems to be in no mood for any kind of agreement regarding its nuclear program and economic rights, whereas America wants to maintain its strategic and diplomatic edge in this deal.
If Iran's conditions are accepted, it can directly strengthen Iran's economic and political power. If the amount of 100 to 120 billion dollars is really unfrozen, then it will not only give life to Iran's economy, but can also change the power balance of the entire West Asia.
Input-TV9 Bharatvarsha Bureau
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