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New proposals seek to compensate Tehran for war damage and reopen the Strait of Hormuz while sidestepping core disputes over uranium enrichment, but Iran appears in no hurry to compromise

• US president demands Iran never develop nuclear weapons, wants Hormuz opened without tolls • Tehran rejects Trump’s language, demands release of $12bn in frozen assets • Araghchi accuses US of excessive, shifting demands; Baqaei says no N-talks currently taking place • Vance says ‘lot of progress’ made in talks even as both sides trade barbs over truce violations • Washington denies Iran claim of destroying US plane in Bushehr WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump met advisers in the White House Situation Room for about two hours on Friday as he considered a potential agreement with Iran, though Tehran insisted there was still “no final agreement” on ending the Middle East war. A report from Iran’s Fars news agency also rebutted several key elements of Trump’s characterisation of the deal, citing informed sources as calling his remarks a “mixture of truth and lies”. US sources had told AFP the deal was just waiting on Trump’s sign-off following weeks of halting negotiations to end a conflict that had engulf...

De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump is klaar met zijn vergadering waarin hij naar eigen zeggen een ‘definitieve beslissing’ zou nemen over een deal met Iran. Volgens The New York Times is er nog geen besluit genomen. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

After two hours in the Situation Room, Trump did not reach a decision on a new deal with Iran despite vowing to do so, according to the New York Times. Earlier, a senior Iranian source said the U.S. and Iran have reached a 'political understanding' that '⁠has not ‌yet ⁠been finalized'

The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to extend a ceasefire, allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and lift a US blockade and some sanctions on Iran, sources have said, but the deal has not been finalised. US President Donald Trump’s approval is still pending. An agreement would represent a big step towards ending a war that has pushed the world towards an energy crisis, though the underlying dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme would only be thrashed out in talks over subsequent weeks. Where have the discussions got to? Following a ceasefire in early April, the two sides have remained at odds on issues including Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Israel’s war in Lebanon with Hezbollah, and Tehran’s demands for the lifting of sanctions and the release of frozen assets. After weeks of mainly indirect talks, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday that the US and Iran had agreed to a memorandum of understanding that would halt the war and give negotiators 60 days to reach a f...

The unity of fronts constructed by Tehran is making things difficult for the U.S. president, and the caution with which he may act could serve Hezbollah. Details of the negotiations with Iran remain vague, but the whip of a military threat has also weakened

The Israeli army prepares for a sudden security escalation with Iran, warning of no advance notice to state institutions or to the healthcare system. IDF officials also acknowledge that cracks have emerged during the war in public trust in decision-making regarding Home Front defense guidelines

Echipele de negociatori din SUA și Iran au ajuns la o înțelegere. Totuși, documentul nu a fost oficializat deoarece președintele american Donald Trump a amânat semnarea acordului.

US and Iran reach MoU to extend ceasefire, White House declines to comment

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Thursday it targeted a US airbase after the US military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump rejected a report he was close to a compromise deal with Tehran. The escalation in hostilities highlighted threats to the tenuous ceasefire between the US and Iran that took effect in early April, dampening hopes for a peace deal and sending oil prices surging again. The US official, who requested anonymity to speak candidly about military operations, told Reuters the military shot down four Iranian attack drones and struck a ground control station in the port city of Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone. “These actions were measured, purely defensive and intended to maintain the ceasefire,” the official said. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted a US base in response to what it described as an early morning US attack near Bandar Abba...

The crypto market capitalization has fallen to its lowest level since mid-April after the US carried out strikes on Iran for the second time in three days amid peace talks. Cryptocurrency markets have shed around $80 billion in value over the past 24 hours, with losses accelerating after the US reportedly carried out a new wave of military strikes on Iran. The US ​military carried out new strikes late on Wednesday targeting ‌an Iranian military site and shooting down four Iranian attack drones, which a ​US official told Reuters posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz. “These actions were measured, ‌purely ⁠defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire,” the official said. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly released a statement saying that it has retaliated by attacking a US airbase in Kuwait. Read more

De olieprijzen zijn donderdagochtend flink omhooggegaan na nieuwe Amerikaanse aanvallen op Iran. Daarnaast zei de Iraanse Revolutionaire Garde (IRG) dat een Amerikaanse luchtmachtbasis is aangevallen. Daarmee lijkt een einde aan de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten weer verder uit zicht.

Oil prices bounced higher on Thursday while Asian stocks mostly fell, as new US strikes on Iran marked the latest test of a shaky ceasefire in the Middle East war. The price jumps erased much of Wednesday’s declines on the hopes of an imminent deal to end the conflict that has all but halted shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz for months. An American official said the military had shot down four Iranian drones and struck a control centre in the southern city of Bandar Abbas. The official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, described the latest actions as “measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire”. Tehran’s state media said Iranian forces had fired at four ships in the strait, while Kuwait said its air defences were responding to missile and drone attacks. The developments came despite an Iranian official saying renewed hostilities with the United States were unlikely, and a threat from US President Donald Trump to “finish the job” if a peace deal was not reached. Th...

Practical discussions on Iran and Qatar negotiating the release Iran's frozen funds, and Tehran persuading Oman to jointly manage Hormuz traffic, could yield tangible achievements for Iran and may say more about genuine progress toward an agreement than any statement

Iran's retaliatory strike came in response to US strike in southern Iran, IRGC says in statement

Het Amerikaanse leger heeft nieuwe aanvallen uitgevoerd op Iran. Dat heeft een Amerikaanse functionaris woensdag aan persbureau Reuters gemeld. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

De Verenigde Staten en Iran hebben elkaar weer tegengesproken over hun onderhandelingen. Teheran zei woensdag naar een kladversie van een vredesdeal te kijken. De VS ontkende later dat die überhaupt bestaat. Het tekent hoe beide landen met elkaar onderhandelen.

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump told his cabinet and the media during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday that his administration is “not satisfied” with the terms of a deal with Iran yet, “but we will be”. The session, which is open to reporters, is one of the administration’s most closely watched meetings in recent weeks. The president and his cabinet members touched upon a number of domestic and international issues of interest, as well as discussing the ongoing negotiations with Iran. “They just want to make a deal. I dont think they have a choice,” Trump said, referring to Tehran. “Their economy is in free fall, their money has no value, their whole economic system has broken down,” he said. “They thought they were gonna outwait me, like, ‘He’s got a midterm’. I dont care about the midterm.” he said. “It’s very simple, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I am doing this for the whole world not for the US only,” he said. “We’ve had great support from other nations. We need it all.” T...

De olieprijs daalde woensdag zo’n 5% na het nieuws in Iraanse staatsmedia woensdag dat een deal tussen de VS en Iran ophanden is. De Amerikanen deden dat nieuws echter af als ‘een verzinsel’. 

Reports in Trump-friendly U.S. media highlighted the extent of Washington's role defending Israel during the war while exposing growing concern over depleted missile stockpiles and America's ability to sustain another confrontation with Iran