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🇮🇷 Prof. Marandi: Don’t trust “anonymous Iranian sources” He has a simple rule for Western reporting on Iran: be extremely skeptical when the source is an unnamed Iranian official. “Whenever Reuters says anonymous Iranian sources, they’re lying.” Marandi says his experience advising Iran’s nuclear negotiating team repeatedly put him... show more

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14,642 views • 5 months ago

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🇮🇷🇺🇸 Mohammad Marandi: Iran is negotiating, but it is preparing for war Iran has offered Washington a path back to the previous MoU, this time with much faster implementation on both sides. Trump rejected it. But Mohammad Marandi argues that Tehran’s offer shouldn’t be mistaken for desperation. He says Iran is deliberately allowing much of the traffic currently moving through the Strait of Hormuz because Tehran doesn’t want to crash the global economy or inflict unnecessary damage on countries such as China and Pakistan. “Most of the ships that go through do go with Iranian consent.” That gives Iran something more useful than simply closing Hormuz: a pressure valve it can tighten gradually. The negotiations serve another purpose. Marandi says demonstrating that Iran remains willing to return to the MoU strengthens Beijing’s hand as China deals with Washington. Tehran can tell its partners it offered a settlement and Washington refused it. None of that makes him optimistic. The probability of renewed U.S.-Iran military conflict is now “substantial,” potentially before or after the midterms. So Tehran’s strategy appears to be running on two tracks: Keep offering Washington an exit. And keep preparing for the very real possibility that Washington doesn’t take it. Seyed Mohammad Marandi

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Mohammad Marandi: Iran is negotiating, but it is preparing for war Iran has offered Washington a path back to the previous MoU, this time with much faster implementation on both sides. Trump rejected it. But Mohammad Marandi argues that Tehran’s offer shouldn’t be mistaken for desperation. He says Iran is deliberately allowing much of the traffic currently moving through the Strait of Hormuz because Tehran doesn’t want to crash the global economy or inflict unnecessary damage on countries such as China and Pakistan. “Most of the ships that go through do go with Iranian consent.” That gives Iran something more useful than simply closing Hormuz: a pressure valve it can tighten gradually. The negotiations serve another purpose. Marandi says demonstrating that Iran remains willing to return to the MoU strengthens Beijing’s hand as China deals with Washington. Tehran can tell its partners it offered a settlement and Washington refused it. None of that makes him optimistic. The probability of renewed U.S.-Iran military conflict is now “substantial,” potentially before or after the midterms. So Tehran’s strategy appears to be running on two tracks: Keep offering Washington an exit. And keep preparing for the very real possibility that Washington doesn’t take it. Seyed Mohammad Marandi

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