The US-Iran framework deal, agreed this week to end the Middle East war largely fails to address the situation of long-suffering Iranians, United Nations rights experts say, according to AFP.

A group of 18 independent UN rights experts said they welcome the deal, but their statement warns that “any agreement that fails to address the human rights situation in Iran will be fundamentally incomplete”.

“The memorandum focuses almost entirely on military withdrawal, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear commitments, sanctions relief and a $300 billion reconstruction fund,” they point out.

“The Iranian people — who have suffered enormously from both external military aggression and internal repression — are barely visible in this framework.”