The U.S.-Iran deal was signed electronically on Sunday by President Trump , Vice President Vance and Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, senior administration officials told reporters on Monday. Why it matters: The deal is already testing whether Washington and Tehran can turn a battlefield pause into a broader settlement — starting with the Strait of Hormuz, and then moving to the far thornier question of Iran's nuclear program. State of play: A 60-day ceasefire extension is in effect, U.S. officials say, including in Lebanon. But the Strait of Hormuz is not expected to begin reopening until after a formal signing ceremony Friday in Geneva. - Vance, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Ghalibaf and Iranian…
The U.S. and Iran declared an end to hostilities on Sunday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced, with an official signing ceremony expected on Friday and more detailed nuclear negotiations to follow. - Iran and the U.S. have not yet confirmed the news that the deal is now "in place," as Sharif wrote. Pakistan helped broker the deal. Why it matters: The deal is expected to extend the ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch nuclear talks after 107 days of war. - If confirmed, the memorandum of understanding will mark the biggest diplomatic breakthrough of the war and buy time to settle the hardest questions over Iran's nuclear program. - The agreement was expected to be signed electronically on Sunday…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that an agreement with the U.S. to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program "has never been closer." Why it matters: Araghchi's comments on X were the most positive yet from Tehran about the prospects for a deal in the coming days, and appeared designed to prevent the deal from collapsing amid a battle to shape the narrative around it. - Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, one of the key mediators between the U.S. and Iran, wrote on X that "an agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached" and Pakistan was working with the parties on next steps. Driving the news: President Trump, who lashed out earlier on Friday over…
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