After Hormuz

When President Donald Trump of the United States announced Thursday morning, standing beside French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles, that he had signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran, it sounded like an unexpected ending to one of the most dangerous crises of recent years.

The Memorandum as a Point of De-escalation The memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and Iran on June 14, 2026, has become one of the most significant diplomatic events of the year in the Middle East and beyond. According to...

Three and a half months after the start of the war, and on the day of his 80th birthday, US President Donald Trump announced that an agreement with Iran had been reached. The main mediator, Pakistan, reported during the night of June 15 that...

Why the Washington–Tehran Memorandum Could Redraw the Strategic Map of the Middle East If a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran is signed in Geneva in the coming days, it will not simply mark another diplomatic episode. It...