US-Iran deal: Between conflict and compromise
Key takeaways
- The US and Iran are starting tough negotiations after signing a ceasefire agreement.
- The signing was originally scheduled for Friday in Switzerland, but pressure had grown following days of speculation about the details of the agreement.
- "There appears to be political will on both sides to continue negotiations, which is encouraging," Middle East analyst Fatemeh Aman told DW.
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The US and Iran are starting tough negotiations after signing a ceasefire agreement. DW looks at the red lines, and where both sides could agree.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fd2SIran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said the agreement is a 'historic document and a message from a powerful Iran'Image: AFPAdvertisement On Wednesday evening, the US and Iran signed the so-called "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding," extending a ceasefire and kicking off a 60-day phase of technical talks during which the key points of contention are to be resolved.
The signing was originally scheduled for Friday in Switzerland, but pressure had grown following days of speculation about the details of the agreement. Trump signed the document at the Palace of Versailles outside of Paris after attending the G7 summit hosted by France on Lake Geneva. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed it digitally from Tehran.