How the U.S.-Iran Deal Came Down to the Wire
The agreement, which punted many of the toughest issues to future negotiations, came after a last-minute scramble.
The agreement, which punted many of the toughest issues to future negotiations, came after a last-minute scramble.
The agreement outlines a $300 billion plan to rebuild Iran, and says sanctions would be lifted in the future.
The document leaves complicated issues like Iran’s nuclear program still to be decided and a 60-day window to determine them.
A senior U. S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, disclosed what the official said was the full text of the deal between the two countries.
Speaking on the final day of the G7 summit in France, President Trump used an expletive to describe the nuclear deal President Obama brokered with Iran. Mr. Trump is under pressure to deliver a deal that would justify taking the United States to war.
President Trump denied that the United States would be part of a $300 billion rebuilding fund for Tehran and argued that his agreement was better than the one Barack Obama struck in 2015.
How did the world’s richest nation, armed with the most powerful military, arrive at this strategic defeat?
President Trump is under pressure to significantly improve upon the Obama-era deal in order to justify the huge human and economic cost of taking the United States to war.
In a contest of wills, the hard men of Tehran prevailed over the vain man of Washington.
This year’s G7 summit, which brings together the leaders of seven of the world’s most industrialized economies, began with the German chancellor gifting President Trump a German soccer jersey.
Despite military setbacks during the war, Tehran is presenting a narrative of victory before negotiations with Washington.
Iran’s defiance in the face of Western aggression has become a rallying cry.
Democrats demanded an immediate briefing and even Republicans conceded they had no information on an agreement the administration has declined to release.
The short-term truce hasn’t been made public, and the long-term peace deal it is supposed to yield doesn’t exist yet, so there is much still unknown about any agreement between the adversaries.
On Monday, the U. S. and Iran signed a preliminary peace deal, but the terms of the agreement remained a secret.
Gas prices and other goods could remain elevated for months, adding to the political challenge facing the White House in the midterm elections.
After many false starts, this cease-fire plan could be different. That’s because the war really has become painful for both the U. S.
U. S. and Iranian officials said the deal included a 60-day cease-fire to pave the way for negotiations toward a final peace agreement and talks on Iran’s nuclear program.
Was the Iran war worth it — and will the latest agreement even stick?
China and Russia have both given support to Iran during the war that the United States and Israel started. But President Trump has made no mention of that.