US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as choice of US targets draws legal questions | First Thing
AI Summary
The United States and Iran are engaged in negotiations toward a potential settlement following weeks of military escalation. The US has conducted strikes on Iran, while Iran claims to have closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz. President Trump has expressed confidence that a peace agreement could be signed within days, contingent upon resolution of disputes over frozen assets and nuclear commitments, though diplomatic progress remains fragile amid continued military tensions.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasize the contradiction between Trump's rhetoric of peace and his continued military strikes and aggressive rhetoric against Iran. They also highlight humanitarian concerns, including casualties among civilian tanker workers from US operations.
Moderate: Centrist outlets present the negotiations as simultaneously advancing and strained, acknowledging diplomatic progress on issues such as frozen funds and interim agreements while noting that ongoing military actions and escalation undermine optimism about reaching a durable settlement.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets emphasize Trump's confidence in an imminent agreement, focusing on his statements that a deal could be signed within days and highlighting terms favorable to US interests, including Iran's commitment to forgo nuclear weapons and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz contingent upon settlement.
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Good morning. Yesterday, Donald Trump spent the day promising he was going to hit Iran harder than ever before, then announced – again – that the US and Iran were close to signing a deal. Iran’s foreign ministry dismissed the claim, and Tasnim, the semi-official Iranian news agency, wrote that “until a potential understanding is announced by Iran, any news from Trump on this matter should be dismissed”.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, said large parts of the text under negotiation had been finalised but Iran would not compromise on its red lines. Two days of escalating attacks between the warring nations had threatened to collapse the fragile ceasefire.
What is the issue around the US choice of targets in Iran? Military strikes on 10 June that damaged two water storage facilities in southern Iran may constitute a war crime, legal and military experts say. The attack on the Bemani district destroyed a key reservoir serving about 20,000 people, raising critical legal questions over whether the strike hit a valid military objective or unlawfully targeted a civilian object.
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