US and Iran Reach Preliminary Framework to Halt War and Reopen Hormuz
The agreement marks the strongest move towards ending the conflict, but formal signing, implementation and the nuclear question remain unresolved.
The agreement marks the strongest move towards ending the conflict, but formal signing, implementation and the nuclear question remain unresolved.
The political decision to reopen Hormuz can be made quickly; locating, identifying and neutralising maritime threats is a slower technical operation.
The agreement has shifted the summit agenda towards implementation, energy security, sanctions and the unresolved regional fronts.