politics
Anger among Iranian hardliners at terms of deal agreed with US
Those in favour forced to defend themselves against claims the terms amount to capitulation
TL;DR
- Iranian hardliners are rejecting a proposed deal with the US, claiming it does not guarantee sanctions relief, compensation, or control of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Critics like MP Kamran Ghazanfari and Meysam Nili have called the deal a "catastrophic capitulation."
- Iranian officials, led by Mehdi Mohammadi, are defending the deal, stating it will end the war and that Iran has made no new nuclear commitments.
- Mohammadi claims the deal allows Iran and Oman to charge fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz and prevents Israeli commercial ships from using it.
- Critics, including Mahmoud Nabavian and Hossein Shariatmadari, question the rationale behind allowing free passage and charging service fees for the Strait of Hormuz.
- Supporters of the deal argue that opponents, like the Paydari Front, are against any agreement and not representative of ordinary Iranians.
- The Khorosan newspaper suggested that if critics are allowed freedom of speech, supporters should also be given the same freedom to demonstrate in favor of the agreement.
- The hardline criticism might inadvertently help Donald Trump justify the deal as superior to the 2015 agreement.