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What must happen for the US and Iran to reach a peace deal?

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Alyssa Chen
What must happen for the US and Iran to reach a peace deal?

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As US President Donald Trump issued yet another ultimatum pressuring Iran into striking a peace deal, the two sides stood far apart amid a trust deficit, a guarantor vacuum and Israel’s role, analysts said. Trump extended the deadline for a deal calling on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz until Tuesday 8pm Washington time – his third time doing so since the war began on February 28. Iran faced the “complete demoli...

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As US President Donald Trump issued yet another ultimatum pressuring Iran into striking a peace deal, the two sides stood far apart amid a trust deficit, a guarantor vacuum and Israel’s role, analysts said. Trump extende...

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