US President Donald Trump has said that many important issues have been resolved regarding ending the war with Iran. He gave the information through the social network Truth Social that only the official signing of this agreement is left.  He said that the opening of the Strait of Hormuz will also be announced soon.  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting India, has also said that significant progress has been made in the talks with Iran. He said that the main goal of the US is to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. 

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that a new round of talks between the US and Iran will take place soon. On Saturday, Sharif held talks with Iranian leaders in Tehran. He said that the talks were very productive. 

Iranian President Masoud Peshmerga has said that no decision will be made without the permission of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khomeini. Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing sources familiar with the agreement, said the two countries had reached agreement on many issues, but there were disagreements on some points. 

'If the US creates obstacles, there will be no agreement,' Tasnim wrote, citing a source. Mohammad Elmasari, a professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, said Iran could have the upper hand in the agreement. 'An agreement must be reached between Iran and the US to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and to put aside the issues of disagreement,' he said. 'It seems that important issues such as nuclear weapons will remain on hold for now. It is also unclear how the agreement will be reached. In my understanding, Iran will benefit from this agreement. It has some limits. However, all issues are under discussion. If the US and Israel do not get what they want, war could break out again.' 

The war began on February 28 when the US and Israel attacked Iran. During this war, the US-Israeli forces attacked Iran's missile infrastructure, military areas, and the main leadership in the capital Tehran. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of the attack. On the first day, the Israeli-American forces attacked a primary school in Minab, killing 156 people and wounding 95. Most of them were schoolgirls. 

Dozens of senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have also been killed in the nearly three-month-long war. On March 8, Iran declared Khomeini's son Mojtaba Khomeini as the new Supreme Leader. Other top Iranian leaders killed in the war include Security Chief Ali Larijani, Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, and the head of the paramilitary Basij Force, Gholamreza Soleimani. Israel and the US have said that the attacks targeted key centers related to Iran's nuclear program. Similarly, Iran's oil and gas facilities, including Kharg Island, have also been attacked.  The impact of the war has been felt across West Asia and the global economy. More than 3,400 people have lost their lives in Iran. More than 1,800 have been killed in Israel's attack on Lebanon. At least 117 people have been killed in Iran's counterattack, 26 in Israel, 13 American soldiers, and some people in Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE. Immediately after the war began, Iran retaliated against American military bases and important infrastructure in Israel and West Asian countries. Iran has been blocking the Strait of Hormuz since the war began. The blockage of the route through which about 20 percent of the world's crude oil and gas supplies flow has severely affected the oil trade of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar in West Asia. Similarly, a crisis of oil, natural gas, and chemical fertilizers has arisen worldwide. 

Although a ceasefire was brokered by Pakistan on April 8 between the two countries, both sides have repeatedly violated it. Meanwhile, two days of direct talks between the two countries in Islamabad on April 11 and 12 failed. Immediately after the talks failed, US President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. He ordered the search and seizure of commercial oil tankers passing through Iranian ports. Iran's economy has been badly affected by the US blockade. Although both sides have said that a ceasefire has been maintained, they have deployed troops in the Persian Gulf waters to put pressure on each other. In the meantime, indirect talks have also been held between the leaders of both countries repeatedly under the mediation of Pakistan. But no agreement could be reached. 

What is the new agreement like?

In an interview with the American media outlet Axios

, a US official said that an agreement will be signed between the US and Iran for 60 days. The letter states that it can be extended by mutual consent. The Strait of Hormuz will be open to commercial shipping within 60 days. According to the official, Iran will not collect any taxes on ships passing through here. 

In response, the US will lift its blockade of Iranian ports. Similarly, the US will ease sanctions on Iranian oil. “While this decision will benefit Iran’s economy, this step is necessary to bring relief to the global oil market,” an official told Axios. “The sooner the Iranians remove the bombs from Hormuz and allow ships to pass, the sooner the US will lift the blockade.” According to the official, the agreement will include a commitment that Iran will never build a nuclear weapon. “Iran will  suspend its uranium enrichment program for the time being. Similarly, Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium will be removed,” he said.  How was the agreement reached