U.S.-Iran Pause Has No Formal Agreement After Every Prior Framework Collapsed

The U.S. and Iran have both halted attacks since mid-July, but the pause has no diplomatic text, no agreed timeline, and no formal agreement binding either side. Iran's restraint is explicitly conditional on continued U.S. restraint. Every prior framework since April — a two-week ceasefire, a June memorandum, a 60-day deal, and a proposed 10-day truce — has collapsed or been publicly disputed.