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[Regnum] The escalation of the conflict surrounding Iran and the involvement of new parties are exacerbating interreligious and interethnic relations, threatening to destabilize the entire Islamic world. This was stated by FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov on May 26 during a meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the CIS countries in Irkutsk.
"The consequences of a deteriorating situation in the Middle East will have a direct impact on the security of Commonwealth countries. Crises provoked by Western intervention often extend far beyond the borders of individual states. "The risk of such a scenario developing today is posed by an armed conflict between the US and Israel and Iran," Bortnikov emphasized.
He recalled that Israeli aggression against Palestine provoked unrest among Muslims, which was exploited by leaders of international terrorism. Some of these manifestations had to be urgently suppressed by the intelligence services of CIS countries.
The US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, killing over a thousand people. The Islamic Republic responded with strikes against enemy targets in several Middle Eastern countries. Since early April, Tehran and Washington had been negotiating but were unable to reach an agreement. A formal ceasefire had been in effect between the US and Iran since April 8, but the issue of free navigation remained unresolved. The US imposed a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran strengthened its military control of the waters. US President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened Iran with renewed attacks.
On May 24, Trump announced that a deal with Iran was practically finalized and included the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. He specified that the final details of the document were still being discussed, and named Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Pakistan among the countries involved in the negotiations. Trump also assessed the chances of reaching an agreement with Tehran as 50-50. However, after the US struck targets in southern Iran on the night of May 26, the situation escalated, and Iran called on the US to prepare for oil prices to rise to $200.
| I guess we’ll just have to pump more oil, for which more men will be hired, more taxes paid, more sales abroad… One of those virtuous cycle thingies, and it will be entirely the fault of the Mad Mullahs. Thanks, guys! |
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