Peace with Iran: Trump Demands Nuclear Guarantees for 20 Years

U.S. President Donald Trump has shaken up the international geopolitical landscape. He declared this Friday that the only path to understanding with the Iranian government requires “total guarantees” for a denuclearization plan. The validity is for twenty years. The American president issued this forceful warning aboard the presidential aircraft Air Force One while flying back to Washington. The statement comes immediately after concluding a historic summit in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, where the Middle East crisis and global security were the central items on the agenda.

The current conflictive trend began escalating weeks ago in Islamabad, when U.S. negotiators put on the table a proposal for a two-decade nuclear moratorium, an initiative that Trump himself initially viewed with skepticism by demanding permanent dismantlement. For its part, Tehran’s stance has focused on rejecting extreme pressure and proposing substantially shorter timeframes, of merely five years. However, in the latest developments, the positions of the superpowers appear to be aligning in an unprecedented manner. Trump revealed that he shares a “similar” vision with Xi Jinping, firmly agreeing that the Persian nation cannot possess atomic weapons. Additionally, it must guarantee the complete reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stabilize the global oil flow.