Let me start by saying I am 100% sure the answer is no. Not 99.9% sure but 100%.
With that in mind, this is from a “live update” from the Times Of Israel:, which pulls its information from an article at the Wall Street Journal (which is behind a pay wall, so I can’t quote it directly):
Iran demanding closure of US bases in Gulf, end of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah as conditions for ceasefire — WSJ
Iran is demanding reparations for attacks on it, the lifting of all sanctions, and the closure of all US military bases in the Persian Gulf as conditions to end the war with the US and Israel, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter.
In addition, Iran wants guarantees that the war won’t start up again, as well as a halt to Israel’s strikes on Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah, the Journal says.
Iran’s demands also reportedly include a new arrangement in the Gulf that will let the Islamic Republic collect tolls from ships that traverse the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil usually travels.
That’s nice. I have no doubt President Trump is giving this the attention it so richly deserves.
Incidentally, in order for you to read this blog I demand $2 million dollars, the results of the next powerball lottery and a weekend with Miss America.
Personally, I think my chances are better than Iran’s.
By the way, who exactly is handling the negotiations for Iran? Is that person still alive? Just wondering…
