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Morning update
The United States and Iran advanced their memorandum of understanding with agreements on sanctions relief, nuclear inspections, and the release of $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets. Disagreements persist over fund usage and Lebanon tensions, while technical negotiations concluded and a new phase began. The US linked fund use to purchases of American agricultural goods, but Iran rejected this condition.
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