US and Iran reach deal but need Trump's final approval, report says
The United States and Iran have reached an outline agreement to extend their ceasefire pending the approval of President Donald Trump. The agreement includes a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the truce and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. The plan still needs Trump's signoff, and the US has warned Oman not to get involved in any effort to impose a toll in the Strait of Hormuz.
- ▪The US and Iran have reached a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire for 60 days
- ▪The agreement includes a plan to launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program
- ▪The US has warned Oman not to impose a toll in the Strait of Hormuz
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. Reuters-YonhapWASHINGTON/DUBAI — The United States and Iran have reached an outline agreement to extend their ceasefire pending the approval of President Donald Trump, Axios reported on Thursday, after Iran targeted a U.S. air base in Kuwait in the wake of U.S. strikes on what Washington said was an Iranian drone operation.According to the report by Axios, the two sides agreed on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the truce and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program but the plan still needed Trump's signoff. There was no immediate confirmation of the report which prompted oil prices to reverse course and trade lower.
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