Day 91 | US, Iran reach tentative agreement, but deal still needs Trump’s sign-off

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Iran-backed Hezbollah said Friday it had launched a series of attacks against military targets in northern ‘Israel’ near the Lebanese border, as delegations from two countries held security talks in Washington.

The armed group said in a series of statements that it targeted gatherings of soldiers near a town in ‘Israel's’ north using drones, as well as another group in a military camp in Galilee and a barracks.

Iran's foreign ministry said Friday that there were "no negotiations" taking place on its nuclear programme, after US President Donald Trump suggested it would relinquish its enriched uranium under a deal to end the Middle East war.

"At this stage, we are focused on ending the war, and there are no negotiations on the nuclear issue," ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told state TV.

Iranian media reported Friday that air defense systems were heard operating near Qeshm Island, as the US and Iran reportedly reached the final stages of finalizing a ceasefire deal.

IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency, citing sources, said that the Iranian army air defenses destroyed a drone over the island in southern Iran.

Footage of ‘Israeli’ strikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, as ‘Israel’ presses on with its attacks despite a ceasefire deal with Lebanon.

Iran's foreign ministry said Friday that there was still "no final agreement" with the United States to end the Middle East war, after US President Donald Trump said he was making his decision on a potential deal.

"Regarding the understanding, as I said while speaking to you, exchanges of messages are continuing, but no final agreement has been reached yet," ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told state media.

Iran’s Fars News Agency quoted informed sources on Friday as saying that recent remarks by US President Donald Trump regarding a possible agreement to end the war were “a mixture of truth and falsehood.”

The sources said the proposed framework had been drafted “in the form of pledge for pledge.”

They added that “Trump claimed Iran would be obligated to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without collecting fees, while the agreement text contains no such clause.” The sources also said the destruction of Iran’s nuclear materials was not included in the text.

The same sources added that “the most important part of the agreement, which Trump did not mention, is the condition requiring the immediate payment of $12 billion from frozen Iranian assets.” According to the agreement text, the amount must be paid immediately, and unless the payment is made, Iran will not enter any further phase of negotiations, they said, stressing “an approach based on complete distrust of America.”

Regarding the Lebanese front, the sources reaffirmed “a complete ceasefire in Lebanon in line with Hezbollah’s position,” warning that “in the event of any breach of the pledge,” an “immediate countermeasure” would be taken.

Earlier, Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that he was preparing to make a “final decision” regarding a possible understanding with Iran. He added that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened “immediately” and that enriched uranium should be “destroyed.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that ‘Israeli’ forces have crossed Lebanon's Litani River, which runs around 30 kilometres north of the border.

"Our forces have crossed the Litani, they have moved up to the commanding terrain", he says during a visit to troops near the border.

Iran's Fars news agency cited informed sources on Friday as saying the latest comments by US President Donald Trump about a potential deal to end the Middle East war were a "mixture of truth and lies".

"Trump claimed that Iran was obligated to open the Strait of Hormuz without tolls, even though no such clause appears in the text of the agreement," the agency said.

On Trump's assertion that Washington and Tehran would coordinate on destroying Iran's enriched uranium, it added: "Well-informed sources emphasised that not only does this not appear in the memorandum of understanding, but this claim is fundamentally baseless."

US officials said they have verbal commitments from the Iranian side on the issue of nuclear material, according to a report from Axios.

US President Donald Trump, in a post on Truth Social on Friday, insisted that Iran’s enriched Uranium, which he refers to as nuclear dust, must be removed as part of a peace deal with Iran.

Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi told his Omani counterpart that reaching a deal with the United States to end the Middle East war depended on Washington dropping its "excessive demands", Tehran's foreign ministry said Friday.

"The Iranian minister of foreign affairs... indicated that arriving at a final agreement depended on ending the American party's attitude based on excessive demands and shifting and contradictory positions," the ministry said in a summary of a call between the ministers.

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was now making a "final" decision on whether or not to strike a peace deal with Iran.

"I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination," Trump said in a lengthy social media post, stressing that Iran must agree never to have nuclear weapons and to open the Hormuz shipping lanes.

In the post, Trump said that Iran "will complete the immediate removal" of mines in the strait and that the US naval blockade of Iranian ports "will now be lifted," allowing oil and other tankers to start moving.

However, it was not clear if Iran had agreed to this or whether the US blockade had actually been lifted ahead of Trump making his decision.

Trump also specified that enriched uranium stockpiles in Iran "will be unearthed by the United States... in close coordination and conjunction with the Islamic Republic of Iran, plus the International Atomic Energy Agency, and DESTROYED."

Following reports that Iran has demanded financial compensation for the war and that the White House has floated the idea of investments, Trump said "no money will be exchanged, until further notice."

The US president added that only "items, of far less importance, have been agreed to."

US President Donald Trump said Friday that ships struck in the Strait of Hormuz will now be “heading home” as the US naval blockade will be lifted.

“Ships caught in the Strait due to our amazing and unprecedented Naval Blockade, which will now be lifted, may start the process of “heading home!” Say HELLO to your wives, husbands, parents, and families from me, your favorite President!” Trump says on Truth Social, among a list of demands he wants from Iran.

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was now making a "final" decision on whether or not to strike a peace deal with Iran.

"I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination," Trump said in a lengthy social media post, stressing that Iran must agree never to have nuclear weapons and to open the Hormuz shipping lanes.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday that a ceasefire with ‘Israel’ was crucial, as ‘Israeli’ and Lebanese military delegations meet at the Pentagon.

A statement from Aoun's office said that during a phone call, the president "emphasised the need to exert all efforts to reach a ceasefire, considering it an essential gateway to moving on to any other step".

Soldiers gather in Binyamina for the funeral of 20-year-old ‘Israeli’ soldier Rotem Yanai, killed while running to shelter during a Hezbollah drone attack in a military zone on ‘Israel’s’ northern border.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a key figure in negotiations with the United States, said that Tehran views military power — not dialogue — as the path to concessions amid reports of a nearing ceasefire extension deal.

In a widely circulated post, Ghalibaf laid out three core tenets:

“We gain concessions not through dialogue, but with missiles; in negotiations we only make them understand this.”

“We have no trust in guarantees or words — only behavior is the measure. No action will be taken before the other side acts.”

“The winner of any agreement is whoever is better prepared for war the day after it.”

The statement comes hours after reports of progress toward a one-page memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would extend the fragile April ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to unrestricted shipping, lift the US naval blockade on Iranian ports, and launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program and sanctions relief.

Ghalibaf, who has led Iran’s negotiating delegation alongside Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, is widely seen as favoring a pragmatic approach but has faced growing criticism from hardliners concerned that any deal signals weakness.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israeli forces had crossed Lebanon's Litani River, which runs around 30 kilometres north of the countries' shared border.

"Our forces have crossed the Litani, they have moved up to the commanding terrain. We are operating in Beirut, in the Beqaa, across the entire front and are hitting Hezbollah head on," he said during a visit to troops near the border, according to a video released by his office.

Iranian source tells Tasnim that the memorandum of understanding published by Western media does not reflect the original version and says changes were made to the text during recent talks with Washington.

'Israeli' military issues urgent evacuation orders for multiple southern Lebanon towns, instructing residents to move north of the Zahrani River amid intensified operations against Hezbollah, as reported violations of the ceasefire and continued attacks escalate tensions.