A senior U.S. government official recently revealed that the preliminary framework agreement between the United States and Iran sets a 60-day window during which both sides must finalize the terms of the final deal.
The official said the core objective of the agreement is to ensure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, while requiring Iran to abandon its high-enriched uranium—something the president often refers to as "nuclear dust."
How Iran's existing stockpile of nuclear material will be handled remains to be negotiated further, and this will be the focus of the next phase of talks.
The agreement also mentions the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, with the removal of sea mines and the restoration of commercial navigation. However, specific details on how this critical waterway will operate have not yet been clarified.
The official concluded: "The key to this framework is this: if Iran does not comply with the agreement, they get nothing—no 'nuclear dust,' no money. With the strait open, sanctions against Iran will be lifted accordingly. This can be seen as an upgraded version of 'trust, but verify.'"
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