US and Iran ‘closer than ever’ to peace deal – here’s what stands in the way - Iran and the United States are reportedly closer than ever to agreeing a peace deal to end two months of hostilities, with Donald Trump stating there have been "good talks over the last 24 hours". - The White House is currently awaiting Tehran's response to a one-page Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which aims to end the conflict and establish a framework for future nuclear negotiations. - The proposed MOU includes Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment, while the US would lift sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds, with a 30-day negotiation period for a detailed agreement. - Both nations would eventually lift their blockades in and around the Strait of Hormuz, allowing free passage for commercial shipping, through which a significant portion of the world's crude oil transits. - Discussions are ongoing regarding the duration of Iran's nuclear enrichment moratorium, with a 12-year period currently being considered, and the MOU would also commit Tehran to intensified UN inspections and never to build a nuclear weapon.
US and Iran ‘closer than ever’ to peace deal – here’s what stands in the way - Iran and the United States are reportedly closer than ever to agreeing a peace deal to end two months of hostilities, with Donald Trump stating there have been "good talks over the last 24 hours". - Th…
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International mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran, according to a senior Iranian official cited in reports. The measure is described as intended to reduce hostilities and allow renewed talks on a prior interim agreement.
Both sides are assessing next steps in the current regional security situation.
Reports indicate that a US-Iran ceasefire has broken down amid renewed fighting, with the potential impact of mediation efforts by Pakistan, Qatar, and Oman remaining unclear. Earlier diplomatic steps included a June memorandum of understanding between the parties for further negotiations and talks hosted in Geneva in February.
The summary also references Europe’s historical role in diplomacy, including the 1814-15 Congress of Vienna.
Donald Trump stated in a Fox News interview that his representatives had spoken with Iranian officials an hour earlier and that those officials wanted to make a deal to end the conflict, though he noted they had broken prior agreements and expressed uncertainty about whether one would be reached.
He added that people do not want to die and that Iran would need to proceed carefully to avoid further losses. The remarks come amid an ongoing US-Iran conflict that has involved casualties and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, with some social media users criticizing the repetition of similar statements.
Why the Iran-US ceasefire is falling apart Iran and the US have resumed fighting because they don’t see each other as ‘reliable negotiating partners’, says analyst Ali Vaez. Neither Iran nor the United States seems able to deliver a “knockout blow at an acceptable price” to the other side, and both know “they have no choice other than engaging in diplomacy”, but they’re not ready to make uncomfortable concessions, argues Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at International Crisis Group.
Vaez tells host Steve Clemons that Tehran and Washington are trying to “enforce their own interpretation” of the ceasefire agreement they signed last month. President Trump has become “frustrated” with diplomacy because he’s not seeing “the kind of quick results that he likes to see”, Vaez says.