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The United States (US) and Iranian negotiators have agreed on a framework for a 60-day extension of the ceasefire, but it needs President Donald Trump‘s approval.
US sources disclosed this update to AFP on Thursday, which also confirmed an Axios report that the two countries had reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to extend the truce and launch negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program. However, there was no immediate confirmation from Trump or from Iran.
According to an AFP-acquired report from Axios, the 60-day deal will state that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will be unrestricted, with no tolls or harassment, and that Iran must remove all mines within 30 days.
In return, the US will lift its naval blockade on Iran’s ports, but only in proportion to how much commercial shipping is restored, it said.
Additionally, the MOU will include an Iranian commitment not to pursue nuclear weapons; among the first issues to be addressed is how to dispose of Iran’s stocks of enriched uranium.
Meanwhile, Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon under any deal to end the war that the US and Israel launched on February 28, which has been under a fragile ceasefire since April 7.
Earlier on Wednesday, the US president said that he was “not satisfied” yet with Iran’s offers and warned that he could “finish the job” militarily. Washington and Tehran both accused each other of violating the truce earlier on Thursday following an exchange of fire.
