‘Everyone is angry for different reasons’: scepticism in Iran as peace deal nears
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The United States and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Pakistan serving as mediator. President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Iranian parliament speaker Ghalibaf electronically signed the agreement. Key details of the accord remain undisclosed ahead of a formal signing ceremony scheduled for Friday in Switzerland.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasize that the deal has been signed and is in effect, treating it as a concrete achievement in ending the regional conflict.
Moderate: Centrist outlets question whether the accord represents a genuine strategic victory for Trump, noting it leaves the underlying situation largely unchanged despite thousands of deaths and creates complications for excluded allies like Israel.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets acknowledge the breakthrough but stress that transparency is needed regarding what was actually agreed to, and caution that implementing sustained peace will require difficult follow-up work.
Any sense of relief offset by doubts over durability of agreement and feelings of betrayal by Trump administration
Middle East crisis – live updates
In the rural town of Sirik, in southern Iran, temperatures over the past week have climbed to 45C (113F), and residents were still queueing to fill buckets of water days after US strikes reportedly damaged two drinking water facilities serving nearby villages.
Amid water shortages and the looming fear of war came news of a possible deal between the US and Tehran. But for those struggling to pick up the pieces in the aftermath, the announcement brought little relief.
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