RFE/RL spoke with Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, a former US diplomat and current distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council focusing on Middle East security and strategy, to unpack the framework deal between Iran and the US, what remains unsettled, and what the world should watch for next.

The prospect of a breakthrough agreement between the United States and Iran appears closer than at any point since the conflict erupted earlier this year. Yet as officials on both…

The proposed agreement is emerging as an armistice plus framework essentially prepared to stop escalation, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and create a structured negotiating process…

Getting Iran to concede on key issues will be a struggle.

America and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to stop their conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A 60-day period is now set for further talks on Iran's nuclear…

A preliminary deal to end the Middle East war has been signed by the US and Iran. This agreement extends a ceasefire and reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Shippers, however, express…