As Khamenei's funeral opens, the US-Iran ceasefire enters its most fragile stretch
Indirect talks are frozen for six days of funeral rites beginning July 4. A month after the June 17 memorandum, The Fold reconstructs how a signed deal survived US airstrikes, a near-collapse and a diplomatic pause — and what still is not settled.
US and Iran report 'positive progress' in Doha as talks pause for Khamenei funeral
Indirect US-Iran talks in Doha ended with a new communication channel and agreement to buy goods with frozen funds. The next round waits for Ali Khamenei's July 4-9 funeral rites.
US and Iran arrive in Doha for talks, but Tehran rules out a direct meeting
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner went to Doha on Tuesday and an Iranian technical team traveled separately, but Iran said there would be 'no negotiations at any level' with Washington, leaving the fragile ceasefire's next step in Qatari mediators' hands.
Iran strikes US Gulf sites in Kuwait, Bahrain as Hormuz truce teeters
Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired missiles and drones at US-linked targets in Kuwait and Bahrain early on June 28, retaliating for American strikes two days earlier and pushing a fragile 60-day ceasefire to the edge of collapse.
US strikes Iran after drone attack on cargo ship tests Hormuz ceasefire
US Central Command hit four Iranian missile, drone and radar sites on June 26 after an IRGC drone struck the cargo ship Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz, the first American strikes since a shaky ceasefire was extended.
US and Iran clash over nuclear inspections and $12bn in frozen funds
Washington and Tehran offered contradictory accounts of their Switzerland talks, disagreeing over whether Iran agreed to readmit IAEA inspectors and how $12 billion in unfrozen assets may be spent.
US grants Iran 60-day oil license as sides spar over $12bn in frozen funds
Washington issued a 60-day waiver letting Iran sell oil internationally and the two sides agreed a 60-day roadmap to a final deal. But the US disputed Tehran’s claim it would unlock $12bn upfront.
US-Iran deal 'now complete,' Trump says, lifting Strait of Hormuz blockade to end the war
Trump declared the US-Iran war deal 'now complete' on Sunday, ordering the Strait of Hormuz reopened and the US naval blockade lifted. A formal signing is set for June 19 in Switzerland.
Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed Sunday, with Strait of Hormuz to reopen immediately
President Trump said an agreement ending the war with Iran will be signed Sunday, with the Strait of Hormuz reopening to all traffic right after. Iranian state media struck a more cautious note on the timing.