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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Jonathan Yerushalmy

Donald Trump’s Iran deal met with anger, relief and incredulity

President Donald Trump waves as he departs a dinner with Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron at Chateau de Versailles on Wednesday at the end of the G7 summit.
President Donald Trump waves as he departs a dinner with Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron at Chateau de Versailles on Wednesday at the end of the G7 summit where he signed a memorandum of understanding on the Iran deal. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Pakistan’s prime minister has hailed the “peaceful resolution” of the conflict between the US and Iran, while congratulating the leadership of both countries for signing an agreement that he claimed would immediately reopen of the strait of Hormuz.

But amid the celebrations from Shehbaz Sharif – who has served as mediator for the deal – the release of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that gets the ball rolling on the next 60 days of negotiations between Iran and the US, has proven more divisive, eliciting a mixture of outrage, bewilderment, and relief.

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