60-Day U.S.-Iran Agreement Expires Without Final Deal
The 60-day deadline under the U.S.-Iran interim agreement has expired on August 17, with Washington and Tehran failing to reach a broader, long-term agreement before the deadline.
The deadline was established under the memorandum of understanding reached in June, giving both sides 60 days to negotiate a more permanent settlement following the temporary halt in hostilities.
That 60-day window has now run out. The key issues that were supposed to be addressed—including Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions, the U.S. military presence in the region and arrangements for navigation through the Strait of Hormuz—remain unresolved.
The expiration is significant because the two sides entered the final day without a publicly confirmed final agreement. Iranian officials have also disputed reports that Washington and Tehran had already agreed to extend the arrangement, while Pakistani mediators previously said both sides had conveyed consent to an extension but had yet to determine its duration.
The deadline has therefore passed without the diplomatic breakthrough originally envisioned by the agreement, leaving the next phase of U.S.-Iran relations uncertain as disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program remain unresolved.