Trump said the final decision on a proposed Iran agreement is pending while Tehran maintains no final understanding has been reached.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would lift its naval blockade on Iran as he prepared to make a final decision on a proposed agreement between Washington and Tehran.
Trump said he was meeting advisers in the White House Situation Room to discuss the matter. Several hours later, the White House confirmed the meeting had concluded but did not release further details.
In a post on Truth Social before the meeting, Trump outlined a number of conditions he said Iran would need to accept, including never obtaining a nuclear weapon, keeping the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping in both directions without tolls, removing any remaining mines from the waterway and destroying Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles.
“Ships caught in the Strait due to our amazing and unprecedented Naval Blockade, which will now be lifted, may start the process of ‘heading home!’: Trump wrote.
He added that “no money will be exchanged until further notice” and said that other issues had already been agreed.
According to White House sources cited by Al Jazeera, the United States and Iran have reached a tentative agreement to extend the current ceasefire by 60 days to allow formal negotiations to continue. Trump has not yet approved the proposed arrangement.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said negotiators were “close” to a deal. According to Vance, discussions continue over key details, including language surrounding Iran’s nuclear commitments.
Iranian officials said no final agreement had been reached.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told state television on Friday that Tehran was continuing to exchange messages with Washington but that “no final agreement” existed.
Baghaei described the US naval blockade as illegal and said Iran would wait to see whether Washington implemented its announcement in practice.
“If they do it, it means stopping an unlawful act they started a few weeks ago and should never have committed in the first place,” he said.
He also rejected what he described as attempts to dictate terms to Iran, saying the country would make decisions based on its own interests.
Separately, Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran would judge any potential agreement by actions rather than promises.
Iranian media outlet Tasnim News also reported that no final understanding had been reached between the two countries.
The outlet said issues relating to Iran’s frozen assets remained unresolved and stated that claims about progress on the nuclear file did not reflect the current discussions.
