Benoit Faucon
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first heard Aug 2025
last heard 10 Aug
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WSJ What’s News · U.S., Iran Reach Peace Deal. But Israel Won’t Withdraw From Lebanon. · 15 Jun 2026
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stop blockading ports.
But beyond that, the most fundamental points, which is what we do about nuclear program, the sanctions, the release of cash, and even who controls Hormuz, are not resolved.
The fact that the U.S.
And that's where you really have a problem, because if you have talks that are disrupted by a potential return of war in Lebanon, that's going to be a problem for the overall bigger negotiation.
The second one is that Iran claims that Israel will pull out of Lebanon and Israel says that's not the case at all.
So you already have a fundamental point where they're not on the same page.
Very surprised.
They had not been told that this announcement was coming.
That shocked mediators who had not been consulted.
But that also sent shockwaves in Iran who pushed back very quickly, not only about the fact there was no deal in their hands because it's not finalized, but also between Trump and the Iranians about what the deal actually entails.
There is one issue that the Iranians keep on hammering, and that's the U.S.
blockade on their ports.
The Iranians want a first gesture.
It could be the U.S.
blockade being lifted or at least eased.
The second one is all this communication, very sort of upbeat, optimistic communication from the U.S.
triggered more mistrust on the Iran side.
That's what I was told both by the Iranians and the mediators.
And the mediators are basically had to convince the Iranians to just really focus on the exchanges that are taking place privately.
Trump has said that there could be a meeting in Europe, he said, that will be attended by J.D.
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