JCPOA
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Why Every US-Iran Deal Runs Through Muscat
Oman has facilitated US-Iran back-channel diplomacy since before the JCPOA. Here is why the sultanate holds that role — and what the current working group is actually trying to do.
Iran's Nuclear File: What the MoU's Phased Arrangement Requires
The memorandum of understanding pairs Hormuz transit with a 'phased nuclear arrangement.' Here is what that clause commits Iran to, and why no halt resolves it alone.
Geneva MOU Routes Around the Senate, Not Through It
Friday's Geneva memorandum will be signed by Vice President J.D. Vance, not ratified by the Senate. The executive-only architecture decides who can enforce it.
The Geneva MoU, Explained: What the US-Iran Accord Does and Doesn't
A canonical guide to the US-Iran memorandum of understanding set to sign in Geneva on June 19 — its form, its leaked text, its signatories, and its limits.
MOU vs. Treaty: How Geneva's Form Shapes What It Can Do
Why labeling the Geneva framework a memorandum of understanding rather than a treaty changes ratification, enforcement, and the next administration's options on Iran.
Geneva Without the E3: Why the MoU Is a Bilateral Instrument
The Geneva memorandum is bilateral US-Iran, with Switzerland hosting. The E3, Russia and China are absent from a frame the 2015 JCPOA needed to make work.
Iran negotiator says final draft not approved, warns Tehran could exit
Saeed Ajorlou of Iran's negotiating media committee says the proposed US deal has not been finalized and Tehran reserves the right to quit over violations, undercutting the day's framework narrative.
Tasnim leak: Hormuz transit stays under Iran's authority in proposed US deal
IRGC-linked Tasnim says the framework being negotiated leaves the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian authority — a major concession surfacing hours before Trump's expected final determination.
What is the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), and where does it stand now?
The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, what it actually required, why the US withdrew in 2018, and the current state of Iran's nuclear program. The backstory behind every Iran cycle.