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‘More of the same’: US and Iran to set up MOU communication channel

Sky News Australia

July 2, 2026

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Sky News contributor Kosha Gada is doubtful about the effectiveness of the reported communication channel set up between the US and Iran to discuss the MOU. “It just feels like more of the same; I hate to say it,” Ms Gada told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers. “The world is getting a little bit tired of it,” she said. “We obviously want progress; we want a peace deal that sort of sticks. “It feels like a very fragile situation.”

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