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The proposed memorandum left major issues unresolved

Talks about a framework were not a completed settlement.

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World news editorial illustration for US and Iran Move Toward a Short-Term Deal to Halt Fighting

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Read and understand · 1/2What did officials say about formal agreement at that point?

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Nothing had been formally agreed. ABC explicitly cautioned that formal agreement had not been reached at the reporting date.

Clue: Officials familiar with the discussions described a possible 30-day period for further negotiations, while emphasising that no formal agreement had yet been reached.

Read and understand · 2/2What would the proposed framework allow?

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A period for further negotiations. The proposed framework concerned further talks, not a completed comprehensive settlement.

Clue: Shipping restrictions and nuclear questions remained unresolved in that reporting. Proposed steps should not be presented as completed reopening of the strait or a comprehensive peace settlement.

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A framework can organise further negotiations. It does not establish that the parties accepted every term or implemented the proposed measures.

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