Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5. This week we are covering the US-Iran talks to end their war, the sudden kerfuffle between Ukraine and Poland, Ukraine’s increasing strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea, Keir Starmer’s resignation in UK, and the Fifa World Cup in the US doing pretty well. So, let’s get to it.
US-Iran talks: US and Iran are finally talking. After signing an MoU to begin negotiations to end their war last week, top-level negotiators from both sides met at Burgenstock, Switzerland, to begin the process. US was led by Vice-President JD Vance, and the Iranians by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. After the first meeting, predictably, there are contradicting reports and claims, with each side projecting strength and claiming the upper hand. Iran says US has agreed to unfreeze $12 billion in Iranian assets. But US says this is conditional, and the money will be put into a US-controlled escrow account, which will be used to buy US produce like soyabeans and wheat. Tehran, however, has asserted that only it can decide how the money will be spent.
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