Tehran Summit: The table has just turned and the whole ball is in West Asia's court. The US is not even on the table. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid, Turks Ibrahim Kalin and Pakistanis Asim Munir sat down with Iran's Mohsen Razai - not as some "Mecca defense alliance", but in Tehran's terms, under the banner of endogenous regional security. Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, Hormuz: everything is on the agenda. Iran's seven conditions still stand, including sanctions relief and recognition of its rights over the strait. Razi even hinted that seven days could turn into four. Khamenei wants the "neither war nor peace" limbo to end, with Hormuz firmly in Iranian hands. Washington does not negotiate. They hand him a bill. Pepe Escobar writes an exclusive analysis.

Tehran Summit: The table has just turned and the whole ball is in West Asia's court. The US is not even on the table. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid, Turks Ibrahim Kalin and Pakistanis Asim Munir sat down with Iran's Mohsen Razai - not as some "Mecca defense alliance", but in Tehran's terms, under the banner of endogenous regional security. Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, Hormuz: everything is on the agenda. Iran's seven conditions still stand, including sanctions relief and recognition of its rights over the strait. Razi even hinted that seven days could turn into four. Khamenei wants the "neither war nor peace" limbo to end, with Hormuz firmly in Iranian hands. Washington does not negotiate. They hand him a bill. Pepe Escobar writes an exclusive analysis.