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US President Donald Trump connected Friday said a imaginable woody with Iran was present astatine the signifier of a "final determination", portion laying retired a elaborate database of conditions for Tehran and signalling that restrictions successful the Strait of Hormuz could soon beryllium lifted.In a characteristically melodramatic connection connected Truth Social, Trump claimed ships stranded owed to the US naval blockade successful the Strait of Hormuz could present statesman "heading home".Also read: What's successful the draught woody that tin extremity US-Iran war"Ships caught successful the Strait owed to our astonishing and unprecedented Naval Blockade, which volition present beryllium lifted, whitethorn commencement the process of ‘heading home!’ Say hullo to your wives, husbands, parents, and families from me, your favourite president!" Trump wrote.The remarks travel amid ongoing indirect talks betwixt Washington and Tehran, with mediators attempting to unafraid a ceasefire model and reopen the strategically captious Strait of Hormuz.
Trump lists conditions for Iran
Trump said immoderate statement would necessitate Iran to permanently wantonness its atomic ambitions and guarantee escaped commercialized navigation done the Strait of Hormuz."Iran indispensable hold that they volition ne'er person a Nuclear Weapon oregon Bomb.
The Hormuz Strait indispensable beryllium instantly open, nary tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, successful some directions," helium posted.He besides claimed the US had already detonated respective naval mines successful the region.Also read: US and Iran said to beryllium nearing woody adjacent arsenic missiles fly"All h2o mines (bombs), if any, volition beryllium terminated (we person removed, done detonation, galore specified mines with our large underwater excavation sweepers. Iran volition implicit the contiguous removal and/or detonation of immoderate mines that are left, which volition not beryllium many!)," Trump said.The US president further claimed that enriched atomic worldly buried underground aft a B2 bomber onslaught astir a twelvemonth agone would beryllium removed and destroyed nether planetary supervision."The enriched material, sometimes referred to arsenic ‘Nuclear Dust,’ which is buried heavy underground with virtually collapsed mountains, caused by our almighty B2 Bomber onslaught 11 months ago, sitting connected apical of it, volition beryllium unearthed by the United States… successful adjacent coordination and conjunction with the Islamic Republic of Iran, positive the International Atomic Energy Agency, and destroyed," Trump wrote."No wealth volition beryllium exchanged, until further notice. Other items, of acold little importance, person been agreed to. I volition beryllium gathering now, successful the Situation Room, to marque a last determination," helium added.
JD Vance says US, Iran ‘very close’
Earlier, US Vice President JD Vance said Washington and Tehran were "very close" to reaching a memorandum of knowing that could widen the ceasefire by 60 days and restart broader atomic negotiations."We're not determination yet, but we're precise close, and we're going to support connected moving astatine it," Vance told reporters connected Thursday.He added that negotiators had "made a batch of progress", though discussions were continuing implicit immoderate connection points and restrictions tied to Iran’s atomic programme."It’s hard to accidental precisely when, oregon if, the president's going to motion the MOU," Vance said.US officials quoted by Axios said negotiators had reached a tentative agreement, but it inactive awaited Trump’s last approval. Qatar has reportedly been acting arsenic a cardinal mediator betwixt the 2 sides.
Iran sends mixed signals
Even arsenic talks continued, Iranian officials issued caller warnings against the United States. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran secures concessions "with missiles" alternatively than negotiations."We prehend concessions not done dialogue, but with missiles; successful negotiations, we simply marque them understand," Ghalibaf posted connected X."We person nary spot successful guarantees oregon words—only actions are the measure.
No enactment volition beryllium taken earlier the different broadside acts. The victor of immoderate statement is the 1 who is amended prepared for warfare from the time after," helium added.Iranian authorities media aboriginal reported that nary last statement had yet been confirmed, with Tasnim quality bureau saying the wording of the projected memorandum had undergone "some changes successful caller days".
Strait of Hormuz remains tense
Despite signs of diplomatic progress, tensions successful the Gulf stay high.
Iran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire done strikes adjacent Bandar Abbas, portion Washington condemned Iranian rocket and drone attacks targeting the region.Iranian authorities tv said 24 ships had transited the Strait of Hormuz successful the past 24 hours successful coordination with the Revolutionary Guards and the overseas ministry, but warned that "ships from hostile countries look a terrible response".The Strait of Hormuz is 1 of the world’s astir captious lipid shipping routes, and fears of prolonged disruption person rattled planetary vigor markets for weeks.
