Trump: Iran war could end with a deal
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Janet Jalil and at 15 Hours GMT on Wednesday the 6th of May, these are our main stories. The US and Iran are reported to be closing in on a deal to end the war after President Trump paused an operation to help stranded vessels get through the Strait of Hormuz. Spain insists that a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly virus outbreak will dock in the Canary Islands despite the local authorities' objections. Four women linked to the IS militant group are returning to Australia from Syria along with their children and could face the prospect of arrest. Also in this podcast... There's more than a thousand kinds of Pokemon. That has not stopped kids learning them. Why should we not have a thousand planets?
We'll hear why Pluto could be designated a planet once again. Just a couple of days ago, it looked as if the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran was on the verge of collapsing after the American military began trying to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iran began firing at US military and commercial vessels and at the United Arab Emirates. Then, in an abrupt about-turn, President Trump announced he was pausing what he called Operation Freedom. Now, as we record this podcast, there are US media reports echoed by Pakistan, which has been mediating peace discussions, that the two sides are close to agreeing a deal to end the war. Mr Trump has posted that if Iran doesn't agree, then the bombing will start again at a much higher level and intensity than before.
But given that hopes have been raised before only to be dashed, how likely is it that a deal will be reached this time? I put that question to Jia Gol from the BBC's Persian service. Right now, what we are hearing, Iranian hasn't responded yet. We are hearing that still they are working on the draft one-page memorandum, which means removing the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and also Iranian suspend the nuclear program. But we know, Iranian, since 12 days war in June last year, the nuclear facility was damaged severely and even it was damaged more in recent wars than There hasn't been report about any nuclear activities in Iran in the past few months. So what we are hearing, I think President Trump and also Iranian leadership, they are sharing the same trait.
They don't want to go back to war. This is very clear. But both sides are trying to keep pace. Both sides are trying to weigh out of this conflict. Iranian have been asking for a guarantee and permanent cease the fire. And also the American has been asking to remove the blockade of Strait of Hormuz and talk about halting Iranian nuclear program. That was the sticking point in the past negotiation they had. And so we're still waiting for details to come through. But we heard the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday talking about how the offensive stage of the Iran war is over. And Iranian state media are hailing this all as a victory for Iran. Absolutely. What we are hearing from numbers of commanders, they say the U.S.
has retreated. But at the same time, we know Iranians also are under severe pressure economically, choking the Strait of Hormuz, yes, inflicting economic pain on world economy, on the U.S. and its allies. But at the same time, they are choking their own economy. economy as well, because more than 90% of Iranian experts, which is oil, going through Strait of Hormuz. The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz causing pain to Iranian. I am in contact with Iranian underground. Many of them are on economic survival, which means they only shop essential. They don't go dining out. They don't go for shopping. And this is affecting the economy and deepening the crisis. And they feel that this war, two months of violence in which thousands have been killed, has only entrenched the regime and strengthened the Iranian military.
Absolutely. I think at this point of time, if you remember in January, thousands of people killed simply coming to the street, protesting and demanding change in the country.
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