This article is authored by Bhagwan Saharan, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

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…

Pakistan, which has been negotiating peace talks between the US and Iran, says a deal to end the war has been agreed. Follow live.

In a social media post, Trump said the strait would be open "toll free" and that the US naval blockade would also end.