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U.S.-Iran peace deal emerging, while war threats still loom

proposed agreement. But semi-official news agencies, often used for Iranian leadership messaging, have said that disputes over "one or two" issues were jeopardizing the potential deal. On Monday, Tasnim news agency, close to Iran

Iran shifts economic focus to essentials during war uncertainty

proposed in late December, when demonstrations by shopkeepers in Tehran that developed into [nationwide antigovernment protests](/news/2026/1/6/protests-grow-as-irans-government-makes-meager-offer-amid-tanking-economy). That budget sought to eliminate the cheapest currency rate. The rationale at the time was that the subsidised

Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?

Details of those exchanges remain closely held. On Wednesday afternoon in Islamabad, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif responded to Trump’s announcement of the pause in the operation to open the Strait of Hormuz, naming