U.S. and Iran Agree Draft 60‑Day Ceasefire Framework as Limited Strikes Continue

Overview

• Negotiators from the United States and Iran have agreed on a draft framework to extend the existing ceasefire for 60 days and to start technical negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, but the text has not been approved by leaders.
• Leaked Iranian-state terms would require Iran to remove mines within 30 days, resume nonmilitary shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, lift some naval blockades, and allow limited sanctions exemptions to restart oil exports.
• Limited military actions continued even as talks advanced: U.S. forces say they shot down multiple Iranian attack drones and struck a control station in Bandar Abbas, while Iranian state outlets and the IRGC reported missile strikes on U.S. targets and on Kuwait.
• The White House has publicly questioned the leaked draft and President Trump has asked for more time to review the proposal, and U.S. officials emphasize that renewed military operations remain an option.
• Any agreement would carry big economic stakes because about one fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz, so mine removal and safe shipping would directly affect global energy supply and local coastal communities.