American Officials Say Framework Agreement to End War Against Iran Is 95% Complete

American officials told Fox News on Sunday that the framework agreement to end the war against Iran is “95 percent complete,” while negotiators still debated the precise wording of terms tied to Tehran’s nuclear stockpile and the Strait of Hormuz.

“What happened; Trump: I will only sign an agreement in which we achieve all of our demands”

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The Masrawy report said the official stressed a “no-dust, no-dollars approach,” adding that Iran had agreed “in principle to the general framework, and we are about to achieve 95%.”

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The same Masrawy account quoted the official saying, “We will not yield. We have not yet reached an agreement, and we will not sign any deal today or tomorrow,” and noted Donald Trump could “grant them five or six or seven days” to push the agreement through.

DW reported that Trump said the naval blockade of Iran remains in place until a final agreement is reached, and it also described how tensions over control of the Strait of Hormuz intensified after the war began on Saturday, 9 Esfand 1404.

DW further said Tehran had blocked the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war, with consequences for the global economy leading to strain between Tehran and many other countries.

On the Truth Social platform, Donald Trump said the aspects and final details of the agreement with Iran are “currently under review and will be announced soon,” and he added that “the Strait of Hormuz will be opened.”

The BBC reported that Trump described his talks with regional leaders as “very good,” and it said he also spoke separately with Benjamin Netanyahu, describing it as “very good.”

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The BBC also relayed Iran’s state-media reactions, including Kayhan editor Hossein Shariatmadari complaining that “it seems as if after the end of the war, the rules governing the Strait of Hormuz will revert to their pre-war state.”

Fars News Agency, close to the IRGC, told the BBC that “the Strait of Hormuz would still be under Iran’s management,” even if Iran agreed to allow the number of passing ships to return to pre-war levels.

In the same BBC account, Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri-Moqaddam, wrote on X that Mohsen Naqvi, Pakistan’s interior minister, after returning from Tehran, congratulated him on the “success of the negotiations with Iranian officials.”

The Iran–United States negotiations described by the Al Arabiya Persian account include a nine-clause draft that calls for “an immediate, complete and unconditional ceasefire across all battlefronts,” and it says Iran and the United States would commit not to target “military, civilian and economic infrastructure.”

Al Arabiya Persian also said the draft includes guarantees of freedom of navigation in the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Arabian Sea, and it contemplates that negotiations on disputed issues should begin within seven days.

The same Al Arabiya Persian report said the draft contemplates “gradual lifting of U.S. sanctions” in return for Iran’s adherence to the agreement’s terms, and it stated that the initial agreement would take effect immediately after official announcement by both sides.

In the Reuters-linked “Iran war live updates” account, a senior U.S. official said the United States and Iran have agreed in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with a commitment from Iran to dispose of its highly enriched uranium, while stressing that “a deal had not yet been signed.”

That Reuters-linked account also quoted Senator Chris Van Hollen calling the possible peace deal a return “to the prewar status,” and it included his line to Fox News: “When you are digging a hole, you should stop digging.”