Iran-U.S. deal brings hope, yet deep divisions persist

CAIRO, June 15– The United States and Iran have reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end hostilities, lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and halt military operations across multiple fronts.

The deal announced early Monday, long anticipated as the three-month conflict continued to batter global supply chains and rattle financial markets, offered a glimmer of hope for an end to the fighting and a return to stability across the region.

However, experts point out that based on the details released so far, the agreement does not fundamentally resolve the long-standing differences between the United States and Iran over issues such as the nuclear program, nor does it reduce the mutual distrust between the two sides. Long-lasting peace in the Middle East, they say, remains distant.

LONG-AWAITED DEAL

The deal was reached just as tensions in the region were flaring up once again. On Sunday afternoon, Israel, despite Iran’s earlier warnings, carried out another strike on Beirut, following its previous attack on the capital of Lebanon.