U.S., Iran on Verge of 60-Day Cease-Fire Extension, Per Trump
The agreement, first reported by Associated Press, follows weeks of heightened tensions
that included U.S. military strikes against Iranian targets and a series of military exchanges involving Iran and several Gulf states.
Nevertheless, the ceasefire extension suggests that both sides currently see greater value in continued negotiations than in returning to open warfare.
For the moment, the arrangement largely preserves the existing situation: a fragile ceasefire punctuated by diplomatic talks, periodic military tensions, and continued disagreement over Iran’s nuclear activities.
As of now, there is no public indication that Tehran has accepted President Donald Trump’s central demand that Iran permanently abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is heading to the White House Situation Room to make a “final determination” — apparently on the memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.White House officials stated yesterday that US and Iranian negotiators had struck a memorandum of understanding (MoU), but Trump has yet to give his final approval.
“Iran must agree that they will never have a nuclear weapon or
bomb. The Hormuz Strait must be immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, in both directions,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
The broader conflict began in late February following joint U.S.-Israeli military operations that targeted senior Iranian leadership and military infrastructure, dramatically escalating tensions across the Middle East and triggering months of instability throughout the region
The president referenced the reported terms of the MoU, which the White House confirmed yesterday. “All water mines (bombs), if any, will be terminated (we have removed, through detonation, numerous such mines with our great underwater mine sweepers. Iran will complete the immediate removal and/or detonation of any mines that are left, which will not be many!)” Trump continued. Trump suggested that he has already made a decision to lift the blockade, even though that was only supposed to happen once the MoU was signed, according to the terms leaked to the press and confirmed by the White House.It wasn’t clear if Iran had since demanded that the blockade be lifted in advance in order to move forward.
Iran has denied granting the final approval, and Israel thinks Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not signed off on the MoU
Trump insisted that this “nuclear dust” will be “unearthed” and destroyed by the US in close coordination with Iran and the UN’s nuclear energy agency.Tehran has yet to show any indication that it is prepared to accept these terms.
“Other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to. I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination,” Trump added.
🚨 JUST IN: PRESIDENT TRUMP SURGES TO THE SITUATION ROOM
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 29, 2026
An Iran deal is VERY CLOSE, Trump just laid out his FINAL conditions that are full-blown America First and says he is going to make a final determination
Nuclear dust to be retrieved, no nuclear weapon, Strait will open,… pic.twitter.com/3UanSlfd4W
