Trump weighs deal with Iran
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The best hope for ending a poorly planned war started with scant consultation with Congress or the American people may be an unsatisfactory peace.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Trump has yet to give it his final approval,
CNN, as a result, delivered all manner of interpretation today about what this all meant. First, Iran forced this agreement on Trump, then Trump agreed to something else entirely, even saying there may not be a ceasefire since nothing is written on paper.
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Trump said on Saturday that a deal would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details.
China is being seen as a potential broker in the US-Iran conflict due to its ties with both sides. However, analysts say it is unlikely to act decisively without clear strategic or economic incentives.
The US and Iran have agreed in principle to a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Tehran surrender its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, a US official has said. It is hoped that the agreement will end the US and Iranian blockades of the vital waterway,
The key sticking points in the peace negotiations between the US and Iran have been Tehran's nuclear programme and control over the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start talks on Iran’s nuclear program