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Initial US-Iran agreement leaves many key issues to be negotiated
Key takeaways
- President Donald Trump framed it as a major win for the US in a lengthy press conference at the G7 summit in France.
- Trump has insisted the deal ensures that Iran will never buy, develop or produce a nuclear weapon.
- Instead, the ceasefire extension jumpstarts a high-stakes scramble over 60 days for the two adversaries to achieve a lasting nuclear pact.
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Daniel Bush Washington correspondent Getty Images The US-Iran memorandum of understanding announced on Wednesday amounts to a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a deal to try to reach a final deal on almost everything else.
President Donald Trump framed it as a major win for the US in a lengthy press conference at the G7 summit in France.
But new details released by US officials in a call with reporters confirm both countries still have a long way to go to reach a comprehensive final peace agreement that achieves Trump's primary goal of stopping Iran from ever developing nuclear weapons.
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