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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Tentative deal between US and Iran still needs Trump's approval. Catch up on the latest

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Tentative deal between US and Iran still needs Trump's approval. Catch up on the latest

US officials said today that a tentative agreement has been reached in talks between the United States and Iran, though US President Donald Trump hasn’t signed off on it amid a tense situation in the Middle East.

It also remains unclear whether Iran’s supreme leader had given his sign-off, another necessary step toward ending the conflict.

The memorandum of understanding would include language lifting constrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, including unrestricted navigation by vessels and the lifting of a US blockade.

It would start a 60-day negotiation period to address Iran’s nuclear program, including the fate of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Sources said the most difficult issues related to Iran’s nuclear program still have to be worked out as part of those talks.

The tentative deal comes the day after Trump said he won’t be rushed into a deal, warning that Iran’s efforts to outlast him won’t work because he doesn’t “care about the midterms.”

Here’s the latest:

Renewed strikes: Earlier Thursday, US Central Command confirmed that Iran fired a ballistic missile toward Kuwait overnight, which was intercepted. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier said it launched an attack targeting an American air base, claiming it was the source of US strikes. According to a US official, those strikes targeted Iranian drones and a launch site around the Strait of Hormuz.
Bessent warns Oman: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Oman if it supports Iran in tolling commerce through the Strait of Hormuz, a day after Trump threatened to “blow up” Oman should it try to control the strait with Iran.
Israeli strikes in Beirut: Israel earlier targeted a commander in Hezbollah’s missile unit, according to an Israeli source, in the first strike in Beirut in weeks. It was coordinated with the United States, the source told CNN.
Iranian supreme leader’s message: Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, praised his country’s “unprecedented cohesion” after the US and Israel first attacked. In a written statement, he called for “even greater efforts to preserve the unity” of the population.