US President Donald Trump announced that a meeting is underway to finalize an agreement with Iran, stating that Iran must commit to never possessing nuclear weapons. He demanded the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz with no transit fees and said the US would lift its naval blockade, allowing ships to return home. Trump also announced that uranium in Iran would be extracted and destroyed in coordination with the US, Iran, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and that no money transfers or payments would be made until further notice.
However, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency denied Trump’s statements, calling them “an attempt to create a fabricated perception of victory.” Sources indicated that while the agreement is in the final stages of approval in Iran, a final decision has not yet been made. Fars said the agreement contains no clause regarding the free opening of the strait or the destruction of Iranian nuclear materials, and that Iran would open the strait according to its own arrangements following the lifting of the US blockade.
