A deal between superpowers at that ‘ill-fated’ French site: where the story of 80 million deaths was scripted 107 years ago. Superpowers’ deal at that ‘wretched’ place in France: where the story of 8 crore deaths was created 107 years ago

A shocking news is emerging from the corridors of global diplomacy which has once again opened the dark pages of history. To reduce the ongoing tension in the Middle East, the foundation of a secret agreement is being laid between the US and Iran at a very historic but ‘ill-fated’ place in France. The interesting and surprising thing is that this is the same place where exactly 107 years ago a treaty was signed, which later threw the world into the fire of the Second World War and took the lives of about 8 crore innocent people. This historical coincidence has sparked a new debate among international affairs analysts whether this new diplomatic effort at this infamous place will really succeed or history will repeat itself.

The dark history of Versailles that destroyed the world

The place which historians and diplomatic experts today are considering as a ‘Panauti’ or inauspicious place is none other than the historic Versailles Palace of France. In the year 1919, the ‘Treaty of Versailles’ was signed at this place in the name of ending the First World War. At that time, the victorious countries had imposed such humiliating conditions and heavy fines on Germany that it ignited a fire of vengeance within Germany. From the womb of this insult, Adolf Hitler and Nazism were born, which laid the foundation of World War II just 20 years later in 1939. About 8 crore people around the world lost their lives in that great disaster, which is why this place is considered extremely controversial in the world of diplomacy.

How difficult is the path to peace between America and Iran?

Now in France, a country with the same historical background, representatives of America and Iran are coming together at one table and trying to create new equations. For a long time, there has been a situation of proxy war between the two countries regarding nuclear programme, economic sanctions and proxy war in the Middle East. The aim of this new diplomatic initiative is to avoid direct conflict between the two superpowers and to secure global oil supplies. However, defense experts around the world are extremely doubtful whether this new deal between Washington and Tehran will be able to survive on the ground. In the past, everyone has seen the fate of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), which was later unilaterally canceled by the US, thereby deepening the gap of distrust between the two countries.

Will this new diplomacy be able to come out of the shadow of history?

The biggest question arising at this time is whether this conversation taking place on French soil will bring a new dawn of permanent peace in the Middle East or will it also lead to a new and bigger global crisis like the Treaty of Versailles. Pressure from radicals within Iran and America’s internal politics will play the biggest role in deciding the future of this deal. Along with this, regional players like Israel and Saudi Arabia are also keeping a close eye on this diplomatic movement. If this agreement does not completely protect the interests of both the parties, then experts believe that this peace will be only for a short time and in the coming days the region may be in the grip of a new and terrible war.