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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - U.S.-Iran deal to end war "now in place": Pakistani PM
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…
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…Open