US, Iranian Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal to Extend Ceasefire, Launch Nuclear Talks Modalities for reopening Strait of Hormuz await Trump’s approval WEF: expected impact of shipping route closure to near Covid-19 severity
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United States and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement yesterday to extend the ceasefire
in the three-month-old American/ Israeli war against Iran by 60 days and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear
programme, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Iran did not immediately confirm
any deal, and the official stated that President Donald Trump had yet to sign off on it, AP reported. A
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