GERMANY PERSPECTIVE

Berlin examines the announcement with the cautious skepticism of a country wary of peace decreed without verification. The German press relays the process mechanics — a 'first agreement' to be signed 'electronically within 24 hours' per Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, followed by technical talks the next week — but immediately underlines the Iranian counterpoint. Hours after Sharif's statement, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei 'dampened hopes': 'We must wait until the exact date of the signing is set,' it will be 'not tomorrow, Sunday,' but rather 'in the coming days.' German coverage stresses the unresolved questions: the fate of Lebanon, where Iran demands Israel halt its offensive, remains open. This framing is quintessentially German — favoring procedure, verification details and grey areas over the drama of the announcement. For a diplomacy that invested decades in multilateralism and the 2015 nuclear deal (to which Germany was party via the E3 format), a bilateral US-Iran deal concluded by 'electronic signature' under Pakistani mediation marks an upending of the usual framework. Berlin watches, weighs the gaps between successive statements, and refrains from any triumphalism before a firm date and a verifiable text actually exist.