Middle East crisis live: fate of strait of Hormuz hangs in balance as Trump claims Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’

US president says strait will be opened as part of the deal, but Iran’s influential Fars news agency reports that vital waterway would remain under Iranian control Full report: Trump says peace deal with Iran ‘largely negotiated’ with strait of Hormuz to open Pakistan’s prime minister has reportedly congratulated Donald Trump on his peace efforts and said the country hopes to host another round of peace talks “very soon” . Shehbaz Sharif also said Pakistan would continues its peace efforts with the “utmost sincerity”. The deal being floated with Iran seems straight out of the Wendy Sherman-Robert Malley-Ben Rhodes playbook: Pay the IRGC to build a WMD program and terrorize the world. Not remotely America First. It’s straightforward: Open the damned strait. Deny Iran access to money. Take out enough Iranian capability so it cannot threaten our allies in the region.” Continue reading...

Original source: Guardian