US-Iran News LIVE: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday announced that the peace deal is in final stages and signaled that the United States and Iran had arrived at an agreement to end the war. This development came almost an hour after US President Donald Trump blamed Iran for the attack on Indian ships sailing near the Strait of Hormuz.
In a social media post on X, Abbas Araqchi stated, “The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer. Pending its finalization, the media should refrain from entering speculation about its content. In line with our responsible and transparent approach, all details will be shared with the public in due course.”
Donald Trump shared Abbas Araqchi tweet on his Truth Social platform a day after he claimed that the United States called off planned military strikes on Iran, citing progress in talks. Trump wrote, “Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly.”
According to senior US administration official, both sides had agreed on a text and that Washington expects to sign an initial deal in the coming days, Reuters reported. Abbas Araghchi on Friday asserted that his country had emerged stronger from the conflict while he indicated that changes in the tentative agreement were still possible. On state television, he said, “Iran is the winner of the war with the US.”
US downs multiple Iranian drones
The US Central Command on Saturday morning claimed that it shot down multiple Iranian one-way attack drones that targeted commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM in a post on X said, “U.S. forces have downed all of them in recent hours as traffic flow through the strait continues unimpeded. The international trade corridor remains open for transit.”
US-Iran News LIVE: Proposed peace draft favouring Iran?
Proposed peace draft could favour Iran, Reuters reported citing Western, Pakistani and Iranian sources pointed to terms that could favor Iran.
“Our sword will always hang over the Strait of Hormuz,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said as he asserted that Tehran and Oman would retain control of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — the key waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas export takes place.
US-Iran News LIVE: Trump reshares Iranian Minister Araghchi’s post
US President Donald Trump reshared Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi’s post on his Truth Social platform on Friday.
US-Iran News LIVE: Trump warns Iran’s leaders to ‘get their act together’ fast”.
US President Donald Trump on Friday clarified that the “terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to in writing” as he warned Iran’s leaders to “get their act together, fast”.
US-Iran News LIVE: Where will Washington and Tehran sign peace deal?
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday confirmed that the peace deal would be signed remotely before it is announced. In a post on X, he indicated that the agreement has ‘never been closer’. According to , Iran and Oman would retain control of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
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