US-Iran 60 day negotiation period extended?

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Our position · NO50¢ → 27¢

Signal endedAug 7

Forecast updatedAug 15

Jul 31 forecast

Probably not, but genuinely possible: Iran suspended the MoU and denies direct talks, so a mutual official extension by August 20 is unlikely, though mediator channels leave a narrow opening.

The US and Iran are not on track to announce an extension of the 60-day MOU negotiation period by August 20. Iran has formally suspended its commitments and publicly denies direct negotiations, while the US has not issued any official extension statement. Mediators are working on de-escalation and Hormuz issues, not on reviving the negotiation clock. Private US preferences and mediator channels leave a genuine but limited opening for a surprise reversal, yet the public positions of both governments make a mutual, official, clearly identified extension improbable in the remaining 20 days. The forecast treats this as probably not happening, but not impossible.

Points to NO

Iran officially suspended all MoU commitments by July 18 and reaffirmed on July 27 that the agreement is suspended and direct talks are not occurring.
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Active US-Iran strikes and deepening mistrust through late July have collapsed the diplomatic framework, with no official extension declared by either side.
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Mediators report progress on Hormuz and de-escalation, not on extending the 60-day negotiation period, and no mediator has announced an agreement on the timeline.
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