A further round of conflict in the Middle East is likely despite the US and Iran reaching a deal to end the current war, an Australian expert on the region warns.
The two countries have confirmed plans to cease hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which before the latest flare-up in February carried about 20 per cent of the world's oil.
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an expert on Middle Eastern politics who spent more than two years in an Iranian prison, said the pause in fighting would likely be temporary because of unaddressed sticking points.
The agreement failed to deal with Tehran's ambitions to build nuclear weapons, its use of proxies in the region, its missile program or human rights abuses, Dr Moore-Gilbert said.
