Julian Borger

The Iranians saying over a 30 day period after this deal is done.

We don't know whether there are different versions on whether Iran will be henceforward open.

taking tolls or some kind of fees.

Trump again insists no, but Iranian media is saying yes, from now on it will be under Iranian control and there will be some form of fees.

The other part of it we don't know is about cash.

The Iranians are saying that some of Iran's frozen assets will be unfrozen and will be delivered before even Friday and the signing and then more of it afterwards.

And that is not clear, certainly from the US side.

So a lot of uncertainty about the details.

Well, Pakistan has played its cards very well.

And I think it was mostly the head of the army, Field Marshal Asim Munir, who seemed to have got on the right side of Trump before all this began.

Trump used to call him his favorite field marshal.

I think it's because he praised Trump during or after an earlier confrontation between Pakistan and India, and Trump likes that.

Yes, that always helps with Trump.

And so they came forward and they were acceptable to both sides.

And so they have pursued.

They haven't given up.

They pursued both sides and they've been quite dogged in their in their diplomacy.

And eventually, eventually it paid off.

But it has paid off because it does suit both sides now to get out of this mess.

There has been a horrendous cost.