Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of top international news. In this edition we are covering the US-Iran search for a deal to end their war, the Russian drone attack in Romania, growing India-Cyprus strategic ties, Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections, and Morocco emerging as the top industrialised economy in Africa. So, let’s get to it.
US, Iran close in on deal: Over the past week US and Iran agreed to a tentative framework agreement to end their war. However, Trump is yet to sign off on the deal, and the technicalities and wordings of the agreement are still being reviewed. On the surface, the reported deal seems sensible – it closely tracks what Times of India’s editorial (written by me) had suggested – and essentially will see Iran unblock Strait of Hormuz in exchange for US lifting sanctions and unfreezing assets related to Iran. Then there will be a 60-day period where both sides will negotiate Iran’s nuclear issue.
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