The United States and Iran appear to be moving closer to a new agreement aimed at extending the fragile ceasefire between the two countries and easing tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, although key details remain unresolved and President Donald Trump has not yet approved the proposed deal.
US Vice President JD Vance said negotiations were progressing, but acknowledged that several major issues were still under discussion. “We’re not there yet,” Vance told reporters, while adding that he felt “pretty good” about the direction of the talks.
According to American officials, negotiators from Washington and Tehran have reached a tentative framework that would extend the current ceasefire and reopen unrestricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil transit routes. The agreement would also reportedly launch another 60-day negotiating period focused on Iran’s nuclear program.
However, Vance stressed that disagreements remain over Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and Tehran’s future enrichment activities. “We’re going back and forth on a couple of language points,” he said. “There are a couple of issues on the nuclear stuff, the highly enriched stockpile, and also the question of enrichment.”
