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The Sixty-Day Test: Inside the Fragile US-Iran Post-War Settlement

With the remote signing of the landmark Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding on June 17, 2026, US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have paused a devastating five-week war that shook the global energy market. The interim deal ends active military operations and promises a phased reopening of the blocked Strait of Hormuz. But as negotiators sit down for indirect talks in Doha, the 60-day technical window faces deep-seated obstacles over uranium stock limits and who holds the keys to the world's most critical oil chokepoint.