Middle East expert on U.S.-Iran deal

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The U.S. and Iran are moving toward formalizing an agreement to extend their fragile ceasefire, according to Middle East experts. Mona Yacoubian, director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, provided analysis on the deal's implications and the ongoing tensions between the two nations. The agreement represents a delicate diplomatic effort to maintain stability in a region marked by decades of hostility and broken agreements.