In Iran, hopes and fears over what’s next as deal framework agreed with U.S.
TEHRAN, Iran — The news felt like a wave of relief after weeks of counterclaims and strikes.
Still, psychology professor Ebrahim Mohammadi said he and other Iranians were “all worried about what comes next” after their country and the United States finally agreed a framework deal to end the war.
“Every day, we wake up listening to Trump,” Mohammadi, 61, told NBC News in a phone interview. “And our lives can go up or down based on what is said,” added the professor, whose home in Tehran was damaged by an Israeli strike during the war.
The deal, expected to be signed Friday, is aimed in part at reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway’s effective closure by Iran has sent energy prices soaring and markets tumbling since the U.S. and Israel launched the war in late February.
Mohammadi said he felt optimistic as he watched the Iranian rial already gain value against the U.S. dollar.
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“It shows how quickly things can affect the economy,” said Mohammadi, a father of two.
He said he earns the equivalent of around $200 a month, and that he hoped living conditions in Iran would now improve.
“Just the news itself had this impact,” said Mohammadi. “Imagine what could happen if we actually saw real results.”
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