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Mediators Worked Through Threats and Strikes to Broker the US-Iran Deal, and Challenges Remain
The interim memorandum pauses hostilities and gives negotiators 60 days to reach a broader nuclear deal with economic relief for Tehran.
- On June 17, Washington and Tehran signed an interim agreement to end the conflict sparked by the February U.S.-Israeli attack, aiming to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and enable oil exports.
- Pakistan and Qatar led the diplomatic process through multiple crises, including a June 11 incident where mediators were stranded on a Tehran tarmac while Washington and Iran exchanged escalating strikes.
- The agreement sets a 60-day deadline for negotiating Iran's disputed nuclear program and includes $300 billion in pledged investments, though Iran initially demanded at least $500 billion in reparations.
- Delegations resumed talks in Switzerland after violence in Lebanon delayed negotiations by two days, as Washington and Iran work toward a final nuclear agreement with an August deadline.
- Implementation faces persistent challenges, as President Donald Trump previously threatened to hit Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT" to seize oil assets, alongside ongoing regional violence and threats regarding the Strait.
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US, Iran begin talks on more permanent deal
The United States waived sanctions on Iran for 60 days Monday after the first talks under a nascent peace deal, and officials reported calm in Lebanon after fighting that prompted Iran to declare the Strait of Hormuz closed.
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Mediators worked through threats and strikes to broker the US-Iran deal, and challenges remain
The interim peace agreement reached between the United States and Iran last week was the result of weeks of tough diplomacy repeatedly threatened by outbreaks of violence.
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