US National Security Adviser: There is a good chance of reaching an agreement in Gaza

According to Isna, “Jake Sullivan”, the American national security adviser, addressed several issues including the war in Gaza and the newly imposed sanctions by the United States against Russia in a press conference on Monday evening.

At the beginning of his press conference, he said: “By focusing on the negotiations, we are looking for the return of all American prisoners to Hamas.”

Sullivan also claimed: “The differences between the parties (the Palestinian resistance movement and the Zionist regime) have decreased to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza. “There is a good chance to reach this agreement.”

Referring to the new US sanctions against the Russian oil industry, he said: “According to Biden, oil prices will remain stable.” “He (the current US president) has not imposed any sanctions that are harmful to American citizens.”

Sullivan also claimed that the imposed sanctions would be “a pressure lever for the Trump administration against Moscow.”

The claim of the national security adviser of the Biden government comes while the Kremlin announced on Monday that the latest round of US sanctions against Russia’s energy sector has put global markets at risk of instability.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “It is clear that America will continue to try to undermine the position of our companies in non-competitive ways, but we expect that we will be able to fight back.” At the same time, such decisions cannot lead to the specific instability of international energy markets and oil markets. We carefully monitor the consequences and adjust the work of our companies to minimize the consequences of these illegal decisions.

On Friday, with the aim of hitting Moscow’s oil revenues, the US Treasury Department imposed extensive sanctions on Russian oil and targeted the companies “Gazprom Neft” and “Sorgot Neftgaz” and 183 vessels participating in the transportation of Russian oil. An American official said: If sanctions are applied sufficiently, they should cost Russia billions of dollars a month.

These sanctions have caused Chinese and Indian refineries to look for more oil from other sources, which increases the price and transportation costs. Many of these tankers have been used to transport oil to India and China, as the price cap imposed by the Group of Seven countries in 2022 shifted the route of Russian oil trade from Europe to Asia.

On the other hand, in the Gaza area, Sullivan’s statements are in line with recent political movements and consultations between Washington, Qatar and Türkiye.

A few hours ago, US President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, on Monday evening to discuss the prisoner exchange and ceasefire negotiations in Gaza.

According to the claim of the occupied Palestinian publication “The Times of Israel”, this call took place while “Hamas and Israel are close to an agreement.”

The correspondent of this publication claimed, quoting Zionist diplomats: “Now, Israel is in the final stages of negotiations with Hamas to reach a ceasefire.”

On the other hand, the Zionist journalist “Barak Ravid” also published a message on the X social network (former Twitter) before Sullivan’s press conference, quoting him: “There is a high probability that an agreement will be reached this week before the end of Joe Biden’s presidential term.” is.”

According to the Zionist journalist, the Palestinian resistance movement (Hamas) is under a lot of pressure to agree to the ceasefire agreement and exchange of prisoners, and the occupying regime is also in a situation where it wants an agreement.

On January 20 (Bahman 1), the presidential term of US President Joe Biden ended and US President-elect Donald Trump took the oath of office. He has previously asked the parties to reach a ceasefire agreement before the start of his presidency and said that if the Zionist prisoners are not released by then, “hell will break out in the Middle East.”

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