A photo released by the Suez Canal Authority on May 9, 2019 shows the USS Abraham Lincoln sailing south in the Suez Canal, near the city of Ismailia, east of Cairo. Photo AFP
What L'Orient-Le Jour has learnedAs the drums of war beat between the United States and Iran, international diplomatic activity is accelerating. Several countries have now gotten involved.According to our information, all Gulf countries have informed the United States that they reject war and favor the diplomatic route to resolve the Iranian question. It is in this context that the Qatari Prime Minister, Mohammad bin Abdulrahman el-Thani, is visiting Iran. This is a new attempt to establish a framework for negotiations between Iran and the U.S.Turkey has proposed breaking up the negotiation process, starting with the nuclear issue and halting executions before tackling other topics. The main difficulty remains the ballistic missile issue: Washington demands that Iran give up its medium and long-range missiles, while Tehran continues...
What L'Orient-Le Jour has learnedAs the drums of war beat between the United States and Iran, international diplomatic activity is accelerating. Several countries have now gotten involved.According to our information, all Gulf countries have informed the United States that they reject war and favor the diplomatic route to resolve the Iranian question. It is in this context that the Qatari Prime Minister, Mohammad bin Abdulrahman el-Thani, is visiting Iran. This is a new attempt to establish a framework for negotiations between Iran and the U.S.Turkey has proposed breaking up the negotiation process, starting with the nuclear issue and halting executions before tackling other topics. The main difficulty remains the ballistic missile issue: Washington demands that Iran give up its medium and long-range missiles, while Tehran...
