Who benefits more from the U.S. & Iran cease-fire deal?

The U.S. agreed to a two-week cease-fire with Iran to give time for diplomats to work out a lasting deal to halt the war. President Trump said the truce was conditional on Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic, which had slowed to a crawl during the five-week war. Iran also agreed to a two-week cease-fire and said it would allow “safe passage” through the strait, though only in coordination with the Islamic Republic’s navy and “with due consideration of technical limitations”—wording that analysts have interpreted as meaning the flow of vessels could be slowed or quickened on Tehran’s whim. Trump has said a 10-point Iranian plan would form the basis for the talks, though he has also said that Iran has already agreed to many elements of a separate 15-point U.S. plan that calls for sweeping concessions by Tehran. Iran hasn’t released its proposal, but a 10-point plan published in state media included guarantees that the U.S. and Israel won’t attack, retaining control of the Strait of Hormuz, allowing Iran to enrich uranium, sanctions relief and the withdrawal of all U.S. combat forces from the Middle East. Most of Iran’s demands have been called nonstarters for the U.S. and Israel. Iran has likewise called the U.S. plan, which calls for Iran to give up nuclear enrichment and accept limits on its missile arsenal, unacceptable. Caption from article by Michael Amon and David S. Cloud, Wall Street Journal.