{"id":370,"date":"2026-05-09T15:18:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T15:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=370"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:51:57","slug":"one-page-peace-plan-for-iran-starmers-sinking-ship-musk-v-altman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"One Page Peace Plan for Iran? Starmer\u2019s Sinking Ship, Musk V Altman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--edition\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">One-page peace plan for Iran? 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Intermittent peace talks have boiled down to a 14-point, one-page &#8220;memorandum of understanding&#8221;, crafted by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, which has been sent to Pakistani mediators and is being reviewed by Tehran.                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>If agreed, the conflict would be declared over, with a 30-day window for talks on core issues, namely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s nuclear programme, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/sanctions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">sanctions<\/a> relief for the regime.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a week of headline hell for Britain&#8217;s Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Keir Starmer<\/a>. Having survived recurring controversies including the Mandelson affair, but headed into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">UK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/local-elections\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">local elections<\/a> with his approval ratings in nosedive, he&#8217;s picking up nicknames faster than his beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Arsenal<\/a> are points. &#8220;Captain Hindsight&#8221;, &#8220;Sir Flip Flop&#8221;, say the opposition. And while Arsenal enjoy their place at the top of the table\u00a0\u2013 set to win the Premier League for the first time in two decades\u00a0\u2013 Starmer&#8217;s popularity ratings are in the relegation zone. After a dismal election performance and the success of the populist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/reform-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Reform UK<\/a> party, there&#8217;s talk of a Labour plot to oust him before the next elections.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it&#8217;s been the\u00a0second week of the OpenAI trial: a case brought by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Elon Musk<\/a>\u00a0claiming OpenAI breached its founding principles. This week, the mother of four of Musk&#8217;s children, Shivon Zilis, took the stand\u00a0\u2013 both about what was going on at OpenAI, but also about her and Musk&#8217;s personal relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Produced by Gavin Lee, Th\u00e9o Vareille, Daniel Whittington, Alessandro Xenos.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors t-content__authors--multiple\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author m-author--small m-author--has-image\">\n<div class=\"m-author__image\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/a9f25b10-df9b-11ee-a33f-005056bfb2b6\/w:388\/p:1x1\/Avatar-gavin-lee.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"388\" alt=\"Gavin Lee\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/gavin-lee\/\" title=\"Gavin LEE\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                Gavin LEE<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                Video by:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author m-author--small m-author--has-image\">\n<div class=\"m-author__image\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/a9f25b10-df9b-11ee-a33f-005056bfb2b6\/w:388\/p:1x1\/Avatar-gavin-lee.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"388\" alt=\"Gavin Lee\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/gavin-lee\/\" title=\"Gavin LEE\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                Gavin LEE<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"o-sidebar__aside\">\n<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--box o-ad-container--with-shimmer\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__tags t-content__below-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Related keywords<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran war\">    Iran war<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/british-politics\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"UK politics\">    UK politics<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Artificial intelligence\">    Artificial intelligence<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"UK\">    UK<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Keir Starmer\">    Keir Starmer<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Elon Musk\">    Elon Musk<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-page peace plan for Iran? 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