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A fragile interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran appeared to hold on Monday after both sides agreed to halt attacks and resume technical talks, according to Deutsche Welle. The agreement came after a weekend of strikes by both countries that threatened to derail the negotiations, which are meant to lead to a final deal ending the Iran war.

Coverage Comparison

Deutsche Welle reported on two separate developments on June 29. In one report, the outlet noted that an Iranian official said there are no technical talks with the US this week, contradicting earlier media reports that a meeting was to take place in Doha. In a second report, Deutsche Welle said US and Iranian teams were planning to meet in Qatar on Tuesday, citing Axios, though it also noted that Iran's position was not yet known.

The interim peace deal was signed on June 17, kicking off a 60-day period of negotiations on a final deal. Both reports emphasized the fragility of the agreement, with language describing "tit-for-tat strikes" and "blatant violation" of the ceasefire.

Key Claims

  • Both the US and Iran agreed to halt attacks and resume technical talks, as reported by Deutsche Welle.
  • An Iranian official, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, said that no technical working group meetings under the Iran-US memorandum of understanding are scheduled for this week, according to Iran's Tasnim news agency, as cited by Deutsche Welle.
  • Several media outlets reported that US-Iran talks were to take place in Doha on Tuesday, though Iran's position was not yet confirmed.
  • The interim peace deal was signed on June 17, initiating a 60-day period for negotiations on a final agreement.
  • Attacks by both Iran and the US over the weekend threatened to derail the peace talks.
  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that, after an agreement with the US lifted oil and petrochemical sanctions, $6 billion out of $12 billion of assets frozen in Qatar would be released and returned to Iran, as reported by Iranian state media.

Additional Developments

Iran and Oman held a first meeting of the Hormuz Joint Committee in Muscat on Monday, according to Gharibabadi. He said on X that he met with Oman's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Al-Hinai to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway between Oman and Iran. Gharibabadi wrote that they exchanged views on the future management of the Strait within the framework of paragraph five of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and the sovereign rights of the coastal states, alluding to the interim peace agreement signed with the United States.