The United States and Iran have reached a two-week ceasefire to begin negotiations for a lasting peace. (Credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images via AFP)
Could this be the end of the cat-and-mouse game? Washington and Tehran claim to have reached an agreement in principle to end the war, but its implementation remains suspended pending President Donald Trump's decision and the Iranian authorities' final approval. Behind cautious statements and repeated exchanges of blame, a draft 60-day memorandum seems to have taken shape in recent days, after weeks of indirect negotiations led by Qatari and Pakistani mediators.The so far unsigned text would first aim to extend the fragile cease-fire observed since early April between the United States and Iran, after nearly 40 days of war that deeply destabilized the region and triggered a global spike in energy prices. This interim framework would mainly open a new phase of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, U.S. sanctions, and frozen...
Could this be the end of the cat-and-mouse game? Washington and Tehran claim to have reached an agreement in principle to end the war, but its implementation remains suspended pending President Donald Trump's decision and the Iranian authorities' final approval. Behind cautious statements and repeated exchanges of blame, a draft 60-day memorandum seems to have taken shape in recent days, after weeks of indirect negotiations led by Qatari and Pakistani mediators.The so far unsigned text would first aim to extend the fragile cease-fire observed since early April between the United States and Iran, after nearly 40 days of war that deeply destabilized the region and triggered a global spike in energy prices. This interim framework would mainly open a new phase of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, U.S. sanctions, and...
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