US and Iran 'very close' to deal but 'not there yet', Vance says
US and Iran have reached a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire for 60 days while negotiating Iran's nuclear program. The deal is pending approval from President Trump and Iranian leadership, with conflicting reports emerging from Tehran regarding its finalization. Both nations have accused each other of ceasefire violations, complicating the ongoing negotiations.
- ▪Negotiators for the US and Iran have agreed on a framework to extend the ceasefire for 60 days.
- ▪The agreement is not yet approved by President Trump or Iranian leadership.
- ▪Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a US base following recent US strikes in Iran.
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US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire, US officials sayJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMax MatzaandBernd Debusmann Jr,White House reporterGetty ImagesA deal to definitively end the war has so far proved elusive, despite more than a month of on-off talksNegotiators for the US and Iran have agreed a framework of a deal that would extend their ceasefire for 60 days and launch negotiations on the future of Iran's nuclear programme, US officials say. The agreement is yet to be approved by President Donald Trump or the leadership in Iran, the officials told the BBC.But there were conflicting reports from Tehran, with Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency quoting a source close to talks who said it had not been finalised or confirmed.
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