US-Iran Talks

Senior American envoys deploy to Qatar Tuesday to salvage a fragile ceasefire after escalating tensions and drone strikes in the Persian Gulf.

The American and Iranian delegations met in Switzerland for direct talks mediated by Qatar and Pakistan. Lebanon is expected to be at the center of the discussions, alongside the nuclear issue and sanctions. Vance: "Great progress has been made."

The signing was carried out remotely, with the Iranian side signing the memorandum in Tehran while Trump signed it at the Palace of Versailles during his visit to France. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman: “Without any compromise, we will monitor the other side’s compliance with its commitments, and we will meet our commitments only if the other side meets its own.”

Opening Hormuz and granting sanctions waivers for oil exports could channel billions of dollars to the ayatollahs’ regime. Israel Hayom has also learned that US companies could take part in the joint $300 billion Iranian-Qatari fund.

A senior Abu Dhabi analyst tears into the coming US-Iran agreement, asking whether Washington has once again paid Iran to promise things.

The White House published the 14 clauses of the memorandum of understanding for ending the war against Iran within 60 days. The document reveals dramatic US concessions, including a massive economic development plan, the lifting of the naval blockade and permission for oil exports, in exchange for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the downblending of nuclear material.

The US is effectively lifting sanctions on Iranian oil exports, despite its statements that funds will be transferred to Tehran only after it meets its commitments. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz alongside this move could bring Iran tens of billions of dollars in the coming months. According to information from energy companies, interest in buying oil from Iran is growing, even for short-term contracts.

Tehran cleared to export crude immediately, with broader financial relief contingent on nuclear concessions.

The Diplomatic-Security Cabinet gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a green light to decouple the Lebanon front from the Iran deal – and said it will hold the line even if Washington keeps pushing back.

US President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran had reached an agreement that includes an Iranian commitment not to obtain nuclear weapons and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. He later announced that the agreement had been finalized and ordered the US naval blockade lifted.