Two months ago, Israel and the USA bombed Iran and started a war with an impact across the world. Iran proposed an agreement to the US to open the Strait of Hormuz and postpone the nuclear issue to a later stage. The USA canceled the trip from Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan. Who will be in the most hurry to reach an agreement?
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, was in Pakistan, Oman and arrived in Russia yesterday. The regime not only maintained itself but also shows signs of not being isolated.
After the tense ceasefire of April 8, we live in “armed peace”. Mojtaba Khamenei’s rise to power in Tehran radicalized the Iranian regime, which kept the Strait of Hormuz blocked and the world economy hostage. On the ground, Israeli forces consolidated their occupation of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River.
Estimates indicate that the conflict has already involved more than 5,000 deaths in ten countries, with Iran and Lebanon to concentrate the largest number of civilian and military victims. Furthermore, the UN warns of an unprecedented displacement crisis, with 4 million people forced to leave their homes.
Tiago André Lopesprofessor of Asian Studies and Diplomacy at Universidade Lusíada do Porto, is the guest of this episode.
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