US and Iran Reach Tentative 60-Day Truce Deal as Oil Eases

After roughly three months of conflict that rattled global energy markets and squeezed import-dependent economies like India's, the United States and Iran have reached a tentative

The stakes for India are direct.

A White House official confirmed that US and Iranian negotiating teams had reached a 60-day memorandum of understanding designed to extend the ceasefire first announced on April 8,

Under the draft terms, restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz would be lifted in stages: Iran would clear all mines from the waterway within 30 days, while the US would corresponding

The talks have been hosted in Doha, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliamentary speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf representing Tehran.