Can anyone sketch an outline of Iwaniec's proof for the upper bound regarding the Jacobsthal function?

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A proof by H. Iwaniec in 'On the problem of Jacobsthal, Demonstratio Math. 11, 225–231, (1978)' shows that: $$j(N) \ll \log^2 (N)$$

where $j(N)$ is the Jacobsthal function.

I am very interested in understanding the details of this proof.

Would anyone be able to provide a rough outline of the proof and suggest a good reference for understanding the theory behind Iwaniec's argument?


Edit: I changed the expression based on feedback. $\log \log N$ was incorrect so I am changing it to $\log^2(N)$