If the reports surrounding what is now being called the “Islamabad Declaration” are accurate, then what we are witnessing is not a fully-fledged peace agreement between Washington and Tehran, but rather an urgent political attempt to pull the region back from the edge of a wider confrontation and return it to the negotiating table.

US President Donald Trump announced that a comprehensive peace deal with Iran has been largely negotiated, including terms to reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.

If the reports surrounding what is now being called the “Islamabad Declaration” are accurate, then what we are witnessing is not a fully-fledged peace agreement between Washington…