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Iran Sets High Bar in Ceasefire Talks
(Wall Street Journal) Summer Said - Iranian representatives are making demands before entering negotiations for a ceasefire deal with the U.S. They want the closure of all American bases in the Gulf and reparations for attacks on Iran. In addition, they want a new order for the Strait of Hormuz that would allow Iran to collect fees from ships that transit the waterway; guarantees that the war wouldn't restart and an end to Israel's strikes on Hizbullah; lifting all sanctions on Iran; and permitting Iran to keep its missile program with no negotiations to limit it. A U.S. official called the demands ridiculous and unrealistic, and said such posturing will make reaching a deal with Tehran harder.