Why is Pezeshkian urging an end to Iran’s ‘no war, no peace’ status?

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to what he describes as a state of “neither war nor peace” with the United States as negotiators seek an agreement to end the war.Pezeshkian said on Saturday that Iran was in a position of strength and he believed it was the right time to reach an agreement with the US.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Iran issues new demands as Pezeshkian seeks deallist 2 of 4Iran seeks way out of ‘neither war nor peace’ stalemate with USlist 3 of 4Turkiye says Mecca defence pact not aimed at Iranlist 4 of 4Deja Vu: Why does Iran defeat the empires trying to conquer it?end of listThe president’s remarks came as Iran and Oman pursue an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway through which about one-fifth of global oil shipments transited in peacetime.Tehran has de facto imposed a blockade of the strait since the US and Israel began a war on Iran on February 28, which has killed more than 3,400 people.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said discussions with Oman over transit and management of the strait were “approaching the final stages” but added that the reopening of Hormuz “is subject to ot...