‘Everyone is angry for different reasons’: scepticism in Iran as peace deal nears (opens in new tab)

Any sense of relief offset by doubts over durability of agreement and feelings of betrayal by Trump administrationIn the rural town of Sirik, in southern Iran, temperatures over the past week have climbed to 45C (113F), and residents were still queueing to fill buckets of water days after serving nearby villages.Amid water shortages and the looming fear of war came news of a possible deal between the US and Tehran. But for those struggling to pick up the pieces in the aftermath, the announcem...