i see variations of this everywhere leading me to wonder, if this is accurate, if iran has forgotten recent events let alone history. everyone all of a sudden went mad it seems; 

 

US President Donald Trump has just given the world a masterclass in the art of dealmaking. You threaten armageddon one minute, and cave in to your enemy’s main demands the next. This should go down in the textbooks of diplomacy.

Iranians have good reason to come out into the streets and wave their flag today. Iran is entering two weeks of negotiations, having notched up an impressive list of strategic wins.

This is irrespective of how the 10 points in the ceasefire plan are described. Trump called them a “workable basis” for talks. Iran and Pakistan described them as guarantees for a ceasefire for two weeks only.

Under these terms, Iran will keep enriching uranium. If it has agreed to surrender its stock of highly enriched uranium, this is no great concession; it is what Iran offered in negotiations mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi before the US and Israel attacked.

Iran will continue to control the Strait of Hormuz, allowing a limited number of ships through during the period of the ceasefire. And it will continue to collect transit fees, along with Oman.

Trump retweeted the statement of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in which he said that for two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz would be possible “via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces”. This means that reopening the strait comes with Washington’s recognition of Iran’s authority over it.........more.........