Middle East crisis live: US attacks Iran missile sites as Tehran negotiators hold talks in Qatar
원문 보기US Central Command claims targets also included boats trying to lay mines, rattling ceasefire, while Iranians meet with Qatari prime minister in DohaIsrael escalates strikes in Lebanon as Netanyahu vows to ‘crush’ HezbollahReturning to the Abraham Accords, Donald Trump’s call for certain other Middle Eastern countries to join the agreements aimed at normalising relations with Israel comes as the emerging Iran deal faces criticism from fellow Republicans who favour a harder line on Iran – and it could add new diplomatic complications to the negotiations.Trump pointed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar as countries that should “immediately” sign on to the accords that the US brokered during Trump’s first term. Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan should also sign up, he said.The invocation of the Abraham Accords at this stage gives an altogether new dimension to the diplomatic and mediatory processes because this issue was not on the agenda.” Continue reading...