Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy on Monday said that 15 ships, including four oil tankers, passed through the Strait OfHormuzafter obtaining permission from Iranian agency in the last 24 hours, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported. The Fars news outlet is widely recognised for its ties with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. The development has come amid an ever ending uncertainty over theUS-Iranpeace deal, that is being negotiated, for weeks now, to find a permanent solution to Hormuz, Iran's nuclear program among other issues, but negotiators on both the sides have yet not been able to crack the deal, even as Donald Trump personally reviewing the progress.
Over the weekend, the US President requested further amendments to a proposed agreement with Iran aimed at prolonging a ceasefire, CBS News reported.
According to reports, the newest draft incorporates a 60-day cessation of hostilities, measures to unlock the Strait of Hormuz, and a framework to resume negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme. However, an official agreement has not yet been declared.
A high-level White House session held on Friday to reach a "final determination" concluded without any definitive resolution.
Trump signalled that blocking Iran from engineering nuclear armaments continues to be a core element of the potential pact.
"The one guarantee that I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons," he asserted during a broadcast interview on Fox News.
The US President further mentioned that he was in "no hurry" to finalise a pact. According to Axios, as cited by CBS News, Trump demanded multiple revisions during the Friday session and has subsequently pushed for additional modifications.
Validating this stance, a White House official stated: "President Trump will only make a deal that is good for America and satisfies his red lines."
As per the CBS News report, the current proposal encompasses the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and tackling the issue of Iran's reserve of highly enriched uranium.
Should the diplomatic process progress, the arrangement could potentially grant Iran access to billions of dollars in frozen funds via the easing of economic sanctions.
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