WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was in the process of deciding whether to approve a potential agreement with Iran, while Iranian officials maintained that no final deal had been reached.
Trump attended a two-hour meeting in the White House Situation Room to discuss developments related to Iran. According to a report by The New York Times, the meeting concluded without a final decision on any proposed agreement.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Fars news agency challenged several aspects of Trump’s description of the negotiations. Citing informed sources, the agency said his comments contained a combination of accurate and inaccurate claims.
Reports from US sources indicated that negotiations had progressed over several weeks and that a potential agreement was awaiting Trump’s approval. The discussions are aimed at ending a conflict that has affected the Middle East and contributed to uncertainty in the global economy.
Earlier, Trump on Friday declared that Iran’s naval blockade had come to an end, while reiterating that Tehran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
In a message posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump called for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without any transit charges, stressing the importance of restoring unrestricted global maritime trade.
He stated that any naval mines still present in the strategic waterway would be cleared, noting that the US had already neutralised several mines using advanced minesweeping systems. According to Trump, Iran would also move swiftly to remove or destroy the remaining explosives.
Trump added that commercial vessels previously prevented from passing through the Strait of Hormuz due to the blockade would now be permitted to resume transit.
Addressing Iran’s nuclear activities, the US president claimed that a B-2 bomber strike carried out by the US nearly a year ago had buried Iranian nuclear material beneath collapsed mountain terrain after destroying facilities linked to enriched uranium production.
He further asserted that both the US and China possessed the technical expertise required to retrieve the buried material. He said the process would take place in coordination with Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), after which the recovered nuclear material would be eliminated.
Trump says Strait of Hormuz to reopen after Iran blockade ends
