Shafaqna Pakistan: US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the end of the United States’ naval blockade of Iran.
In a post on social media, Trump said he would be meeting in the White House Situation Room to make a final decision regarding a potential agreement with Iran.
He outlined several key elements that he said would form part of any deal, including Iran’s commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the removal of sea mines, the lifting of the US naval blockade on Iran, and the removal and destruction of Iran’s highly enriched uranium by the United States.
“No money will be exchanged, until further notice. Other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I will be meeting now in the Situation Room to make a final determination.”
A senior Iranian source told Reuters that a political understanding over the war had been reached but not yet finalised.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that Iran and the US continued to exchange messages, but no final understanding had yet been reached amid ongoing indirect talks between the two sides, reported state-run news agency IRNA.
“As of this moment, while I am speaking with you, the exchange of messages continues, but a final agreement has not yet been reached,” Baghaei said.
Baghaei also addressed the future of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway lay within the territorial waters of Iran and Oman and required special arrangements.
“Iran and Oman, as two responsible countries, must establish mechanisms that both protect their national interests and security as coastal states and reassure the international community that navigation through this route can be conducted safely,” Baghaei said.
Earlier, citing unnamed sources, Fars said Trump’s remarks are “a mixture of truth and falsehood” and an attempt to portray a “manufactured victory.”
A draft agreement based on the principle of “commitment for commitment” was in the final stages of consideration in Iran, although no final decision had yet been made, the sources added.
Source: Express Tribune
