What would an agreement ending the conflict between Iran and the United States look like?

&ldquo;Tehran should use its influence not to continue fighting, but to declare victory and achieve an agreement that ends this conflict and prevents a new one,&rdquo; Zarif writes in his op-ed for Foreign Affairs.He proposed that the peace agreement would include limits on Iran&rsquo;s nuclear capabilities and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global trade route, in exchange for the lifting of all economic sanctions on Iran. Zarif described it as &ldquo;an agreement Washington would not have accepted before, but could accept now.&rdquo;He also suggests binding Tehran never to develop nuclear weapons and reducing its enriched uranium capacity below 3.67 percent. Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz and sign a permanent non-aggression pact with the United States, while China, Russia, and potentially regional states would serve as guarantors of the agreement.&ldquo;But U.S. officials must allow the Strait of Hormuz to be open to Iran as well. The greatest geographic irony is that, despite bordering Iranian territory, the strait has effectively been closed to Iran for years due to U.S. sanctions,&rdquo; writes Zarif, who served as Iran&rsquo;s foreign minister from 2013 to 2021 under President Hassan Rouhani.Zarif AA/ABACA / Abaca Press / ProfimediaHe also proposes that Tehran transfer enriched uranium and related equipment to a regional enrichment consortium and restore diplomatic relations with Washington.On the other hand, the U.S. would need to lift sanctions and allow Iran to freely export oil, as well as accept that Iran retains part of its nuclear program rather than demanding zero enrichment.&ldquo;All of these outcomes would allow Iranian officials to focus less on protecting their country from foreign adversaries and more on improving the lives of their people at home,&rdquo; he added.He concluded that Iranian diplomats should &ldquo;use this crisis as an opportunity to end 47 years of hostility,&rdquo; as &ldquo;the current conflict, as horrific as it is, could facilitate such an agreement.&rdquo;

What would an agreement ending the conflict between Iran and the United States look like?

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