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Trump says Iran deal 'largely negotiated'

Trump says Iran deal 'largely negotiated'

A "largely negotiated" memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, although the Iranian Fars news agency disputed that claim. Trump posted on social media that the emerging agreement would reopen the strait, the v

Vessels carrying oil, LNG exit Hormuz, head for Pakistan, China

Vessels carrying oil, LNG exit Hormuz, head for Pakistan, China

Two liquefied natural gas tankers are exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, heading to ‌Pakistan and China, while a supertanker with Iraqi crude for China left the Gulf on Saturday after being stranded for nearly three months, shipping data showed. The US-Israeli war on Iran that began on F

Trump says no rush for Iran deal, US blockade stays

Trump says no rush for Iran deal, US blockade stays

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, appearing ​to dampen hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised by both sides a day earlier. The US blockade on Iranian ships on the Strait of ‌

Netanyahu tells Trump Israel free to act against threats: source

Netanyahu tells Trump Israel free to act against threats: source

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump Israel would remain free to act against threats in Lebanon ​during a phone call about an emerging agreement between Washington and Iran ‌on Saturday, an Israeli source said. Trump said Washington and Iran had "largely ne

Iran not to hand over enriched uranium stockpile: source

Iran not to hand over enriched uranium stockpile: source

A senior Iranian source told Reuters on Sunday that Tehran has not agreed to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile. The ⁠source said Iran's nuclear issue was not part of the preliminary agreement with the United States. "The nuclear issue will be addressed in negotiations for a ⁠final ag

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