By Saad Sayeed, Andrew Mills, Ariba Shahid and Olivia Le Poidevin
ISLAMABAD, June 18 (Reuters) – Pakistani mediators spent weeks juggling late-night calls and competing drafts before a Qatari push helped secure this week’s preliminary U.S.-Iran deal, but turning it into a permanent agreement will prove harder, sources said.
Article origin: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/06/high-wire-diplomacy-delivered-us-iran-deal-hardest-stage-lies-ahead-sources-say
Original author: Saad Sayeed
