US-Iran deal live: A two-month negotiating period now begins, with all eyes on reopening Hormuz and whether progress can be made in talks over Iran’s nuclear program.
US-Iran deal live updates: The United States ended its blockade of Iran on Thursday, allowing oil tankers to resume normal passage through the Strait of Hormuz after months of disruption to traffic through the key waterway, as a temporary peace deal aimed at ending the conflict came into force. The development came as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei supported direct talks with the US in a statement carried by state media.
US-Iran deal live: latest highlights
- Oil prices fell on Friday on the possibility of more supply returning to the market after oil tankers started moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Vice President J.D. Vance is delaying a trip to Switzerland to lead a new round of talks with Iran, the White House said Thursday night, citing difficult logistics for the talks.
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei backed direct talks with the US in a statement read by state media on Thursday.
- Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that Tehran will not accept any violations of the memorandum of understanding by the United States.
- The deal gives negotiators 60 days to reach an agreement on the status of Iran’s nuclear program and establishes a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran and other financial incentives.
JD Vance’s rant against Israeli ‘freaks’
US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday hit out at Israeli critics of the Iran deal, criticizing “nervousness in Israel” over the peace deal.
“Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel right now,” Vance said during a news briefing at the White House on Thursday.
“The problem for Israel is not Donald J. Trump, and anyone in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the President of the United States needs to wake up and understand the reality of the situation in the country.”
In an interview with The New York Times published earlier Thursday, Vance said: “I find this whole incident in Israel a little strange because I think it comes from a place of distrust, and I think America has earned the trust of that region, of the world.”
Mojtaba called Trump ‘desperate’
Mojtaba Khamenei said he approved the memorandum of understanding, adding that “desperate” US President Donald Trump had used all forms of leverage during the negotiations.
“In principle, I had a different opinion (about the memorandum of understanding), but because of the commitment that the Honorable (Iranian) President, as Chairman of the Supreme National Security Council, gave me on behalf of myself and other members to defend the rights of the Iranian nation and the resistance front, I issued my approval,” Khamenei said in a message read out on state television.
Khamenei said Trump “used all kinds of levers” to secure the agreement “out of desperation”.
Vance to skip Switzerland trip to lead new US talks with Iran
Vice President J.D. Vance is delaying a trip to Switzerland to lead a new round of talks with Iran, the White House said Thursday night, citing difficult logistics for the talks.
It said the Vance-led team was ready to go, but was postponing it, citing difficult logistics for negotiations.
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US-Iran deal live: latest highlights
- Oil prices fell on Friday on the possibility of more supply returning to the market after oil tankers started moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Vice President J.D. Vance is delaying a trip to Switzerland to lead a new round of talks with Iran, the White House said Thursday night, citing difficult logistics for the talks.
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei backed direct talks with the US in a statement read by state media on Thursday.
- Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that Tehran will not accept any violations of the memorandum of understanding by the United States.
- The deal gives negotiators 60 days to reach an agreement on the status of Iran’s nuclear program and establishes a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran and other financial incentives.
JD Vance’s rant against Israeli ‘freaks’
US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday hit out at Israeli critics of the Iran deal, criticizing “nervousness in Israel” over the peace deal.
“Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel right now,” Vance said during a news briefing at the White House on Thursday.
“The problem for Israel is not Donald J. Trump, and anyone in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the President of the United States needs to wake up and understand the reality of the situation in the country.”
In an interview with The New York Times published earlier Thursday, Vance said: “I find this whole incident in Israel a little strange because I think it comes from a place of distrust, and I think America has earned the trust of that region, of the world.”
Mojtaba called Trump ‘desperate’
Mojtaba Khamenei said he approved the memorandum of understanding, adding that “desperate” US President Donald Trump had used all forms of leverage during the negotiations.
“In principle, I had a different opinion (about the memorandum of understanding), but because of the commitment that the Honorable (Iranian) President, as Chairman of the Supreme National Security Council, gave me on behalf of myself and other members to defend the rights of the Iranian nation and the resistance front, I issued my approval,” Khamenei said in a message read out on state television.
Khamenei said Trump “used all kinds of levers” to secure the agreement “out of desperation”.
Vance to skip Switzerland trip to lead new US talks with Iran
Vice President J.D. Vance is delaying a trip to Switzerland to lead a new round of talks with Iran, the White House said Thursday night, citing difficult logistics for the talks.
It said the Vance-led team was ready to go, but was postponing it, citing difficult logistics for negotiations.
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US-Iran deal live: Iranian parliament speaker says Iran will not tolerate US violation of deal
US-Iran deal live: Iran’s chief negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that Tehran will not accept any violation of the memorandum of understanding by the United States.
“In the event of bad faith, contract violations and excessive demands by the opposing side, we have no hesitation in giving a befitting reply to the enemy,” he wrote in a post on X.
“They were slapped once during the war; if they want to follow that path again, they will get an even harder slap.”
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US-Iran deal live: Trump envoy claims, Iran will invite IAEA to inspect its nuclear sites
US-Iran deal live: Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff tells US lawmakers in a private briefing that Iran will invite the UN nuclear watchdog agency to inspect its nuclear sites and begin work on identifying and exposing the locations of Tehran’s enriched material.
The private briefing Thursday was described by two people familiar with the negotiations, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to share closed-door details.
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US-Iran deal live: Vance’s trip to Switzerland to lead new US talks with Iran delayed
US-Iran deal live: US Vice President JD Vance is delaying a trip to Switzerland where he was to lead a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, the White House said Thursday night, raising new questions about the future of the temporary agreement aimed at ending the war.
It said the Vance-led team was prepared to depart, but had decided to delay the trip due to logistical challenges associated with negotiations.
The announcement came after Al-Mayadeen, a pan-Arab satellite television channel politically associated with the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, reported that Iran was postponing the departure of its delegation to Switzerland due to Israel’s continued military campaign in Lebanon.
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US-Iran deal live: Khamenei says MoU has been accepted, calls Trump ‘desperate’
US-Iran deal LIVE: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday said he has approved the deal signed by US President Donald Trump to end the war in West Asia despite objections, as the US lifted the blockade of Iranian ports.
“In principle, I had a different opinion (about the memorandum of understanding), but because of the commitment that the Honorable (Iranian) President, as Chairman of the Supreme National Security Council, gave me on behalf of myself and other members to defend the rights of the Iranian nation and the resistance front, I issued my approval,” Khamenei said in a message read out on state television.
Khamenei said Trump “used all kinds of levers” to secure the agreement “out of desperation”.
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US-Iran deal live: Vance criticizes Israeli ‘cynicism’ on Iran deal
US-Iran deal LIVE: US Vice President JD Vance hits out at Israeli government members, saying the country is completely isolated and its leaders have failed to appreciate US diplomatic and military support.
“Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel right now,” Vance said during a news briefing at the White House on Thursday.
“The problem for Israel is not Donald J. Trump, and anyone in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the President of the United States needs to wake up and understand the reality of the situation in the country.”
In an interview with The New York Times published earlier Thursday, Vance said: “I find this whole incident in Israel a little strange because I think it comes from a place of distrust, and I think America has earned the trust of that region, of the world.”
