Overview
- Pakistan and US officials said they had agreed a final framework text and were preparing a virtual signing, while Iranian officials said on Sunday that no signing would take place that day and final approval remained pending.
- The reported draft calls for lifting the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and changing how the strategic Strait of Hormuz is managed, a central demand for Tehran and a key sticking point in talks.
- The framework would extend the weapons pause and set a 60‑day window after signature to negotiate the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium, with Iran favoring in‑country dilution and the US proposing removal or destruction.
- Security risks persist: US Central Command reported shooting down multiple Iranian drones that threatened commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, underlining how the ceasefire remains brittle.
- Pakistan is driving mediation and Qatar has sent envoys to Tehran, but domestic politics in Iran and hardline opposition, plus unresolved verification, frozen assets and enforcement details, mean technical follow‑up talks are now the decisive next step.