The Islamabad Memorandum extends a 60-day ceasefire following
a four-month war sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes, reopening the Strait of
Hormuz and setting nuclear talks under a pay-for-performance model.
U.S. intelligence reveals Iranian officials discussing the
deal in terms contradicting their public commitments, prompting concerns from
Ratcliffe, Secretary Rubio, and Defense Secretary Hegseth.
While White House officials defend it as testing Iran's seriousness, Iran insists it ends the war including Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, leaving the formal signing in Switzerland on Friday uncertain.