Overview
- President Donald Trump ordered tougher terms to a proposed 60-day memorandum and sent the revised framework back to Iran after a Situation Room meeting on late May 30.
- Trump has publicly said Iran agreed not to develop nuclear weapons, a claim Tehran has not confirmed and Iranian officials continue to publicly reject key US assertions.
- US forces have continued enforcement actions in the Gulf, including CENTCOM’s strike that disabled a Gambia-flagged vessel, and Iran’s military has reasserted authority over the Strait of Hormuz and warned ships to seek IRGC permission.
- Tehran’s negotiators are pressing for concessions such as release of roughly $12 billion in frozen assets while the IAEA and Pakistan have proposed technical options for handling Iran’s enriched uranium including possible hosting arrangements.
- If the draft is approved it could briefly pause hostilities and reopen shipping through Hormuz, but officials warn the talks remain fragile and failure to agree could trigger a rapid return to broader military strikes.