Overview
- Mediators say negotiators have advanced a draft memorandum intended to extend the fragile ceasefire and create a 30–60 day sequencing window for further talks.
- President Trump publicly announced a lifting of the U.S. naval blockade as a first-step demand but deferred a final decision after a Situation Room meeting on Friday.
- Vice President J.D. Vance said Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile and future enrichment rules remain the central unresolved technical obstacle to a broader deal.
- Tehran’s officials have denied any final understanding, stressed that nuclear details are not being negotiated at this initial stage, and hard-liners have loudly warned against trusting U.S. promises.
- U.S. forces remain on alert and global economic bodies warned on Friday that disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz are straining energy supplies and vulnerable economies.