The Express understands the United States and Iran havereached an agreementin principle to extend their ceasefire and open formal negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme, according to a US official who spoke with the UK media.
However, the proposed framework would still require finalapproval from Donald Trump, a process officials say could take several days.
If signed off, the deal would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a requirement for Iran to clear mines from the key shipping route within 30 days.
It would also involve limited US sanctions relief to allow Iranian oil exports to continue, in exchange for a written commitment from Tehran not to pursue nuclear weapons development.
US Vice President JD Vance said negotiators had made “good progress” but confirmed the agreement was not yet ready for presidential approval.
“We’re going back and forth on a couple of language points. We’ve made a lot of progress here,” he told reporters.
“Hopefully, we’ll continue to make progress and the president will be in a position where he can endorse the agreement, but obviously that’s still TBD (to be determined).”
While Washington signalled optimism, Iranian messaging remained more guarded.
Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran had not yet formally confirmed finalisation of any text through its Pakistani mediator.
“Iran has not yet informed the Pakistani mediator of the finalisation of the text. If the text is truly finalised, Iran will announce the matter to the Pakistani mediator and to the public,” an Iranian source said.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
