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Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos
United States and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement yesterday to extend the ceasefire in the three-month-old American/Israeli war against Iran by 60 days and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear programme, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
Iran did not immediately confirm any deal, and the official stated that President Donald Trump had yet to sign off on it, AP reported. A separate report stated that modalities for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and removing all mines along the route were also being discussed.
