With little detail available and key questions unresolved, the U.S.-Iran interim deal to end the Middle East war remained surrounded by doubt Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that a preliminary agreement to end the conflict had been signed by the U.S. and Iran, although details have yet to be made public and both countries said a permanent truce was yet to be negotiated.
The interim agreement would extend a tenuous cease-fire announced in April by another 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively blocked since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in February.
Negotiators would address difficult issues like the future of Iran's nuclear program during the next phase of talks to be held during the 60-day window.
Two other issues that Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used to justify the war – ending Iran's support for regional armed proxies and curbing its missile program – are not thought to be on the agenda for those negotiations.
