A man holds an Iranian flag near an anti-U.S. billboard depicting President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 30, 2026. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
Believing that Iran will comply with any agreement it makes is foolish in the extreme.
According to the leaders of Iran and the United States, Tehran and Washington have reached a deal to conclude hostilities between the two nations. This memorandum of understanding, the text of which was released on Wednesday by the U.S. at the conclusion of the G-7 summit in France, is an extension and expansion of the current cease-fire — if the still-ongoing, low-level combat between the U.S. and Iran can even be called that — and a step toward a broader agreement to resolve the issues between the opposing sides. The agreement, brokered by Pakistan, would add, at minimum, another 60 ...
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