War-weary Iranians see glimmers of relief as Trump deal takes shape

The 14-point memorandum of understanding, which has drawn criticism from Trump's supporters, already appears fragile.

Iran’s new supreme leader appears to have handed responsibility for the deal over to President Masoud Pezeshkian, a relative moderate, who is now under fire from a more hardline camp that believes war with the US could restart soon.

The vacuum created by the invisibility of Iran’s injured supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, makes this moment something of an interregnum.

Yet since a memorandum of understanding was brokered last weekend, the confusion has only grown.