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Luxembourg's verdict on the US-Iran deal: 'It's a long time till Friday'
As Donald Trump hails a 14-point agreement to end the war with Iran, Luxembourg's foreign minister Xavier Bettel offered a four-word caveat - 'It's a long time till Friday' - that captured Europe's wary mood. EU institutions welcomed the deal while tying sanctions relief to verified changes in Tehran's behaviour, and the bargain's hardest questions on uranium and verification remain deferred.