Trump Says the Deal With Iran Is Complete. Not So Fast.

Key Points:

• President Donald Trump prematurely declared a completed deal with Iran, but the agreement is actually a tentative framework with many unresolved details and a formal memorandum of understanding delayed until Friday.
• The framework includes a 60-day ceasefire, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, lifting of the U.S. blockade, and negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program and sanctions, but significant disagreements remain on all fronts.
• Key sticking points include Israel’s exclusion from talks, control of the Strait of Hormuz, the extent and duration of uranium enrichment limits, and Iran’s demands for sanction relief and war reparations totaling billions of dollars.
• Both sides claim victory and show little willingness to compromise, complicated by Trump’s inconsistent war objectives, inexperienced U.S. negotiators, and domestic political opposition to concessions on Iran.
• The outcome of these talks is uncertain, with the possibility of either a historic agreement or a continuation of a decades-long conflict intensified by Trump’s initial decision to go to war.