Iran Applies New Amendments as Iran and the United States Exchange Messages on Ceasefire’s 54th Day

The Iran–United States ceasefire entered its 54th day as Iran and the United States exchanged messages while Iran applied new amendments to the text of a possible understanding, according to an informed source cited by انتخاب.

“It’s unclear whether negotiations between the US and Iran are active or not, as a CNN team makes its way towards Tehran”

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In the same reporting, Araqchi said, "The exchange of messages is ongoing; until a definite result is reached, we cannot judge it," as negotiations continued without a final outcome.

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The report also said IRIB cited an informal Islamabad-drafted understanding in which the United States pledged to release $12 billion of Iran's assets within 60 days.

In parallel, Sianan wrote that Iran had opened 50 of the 69 tunnel entrances struck by the United States and Israel in 18 underground missile facilities, and satellite images showed almost all craters filled.

The same source said the sounds heard on Qeshm Island and in Bandar Abbas were linked to disposing of munitions remaining from the war, with Hormozgan Governorate public relations attributing an explosive sound on Qeshm Island to destruction of unexploded ordnance by specialized teams.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects to reach an agreement with Iran next week to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to navigation, describing negotiations as moving in a positive direction despite obstacles.

In a telephone interview with ABC News' chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl, Trump said, "things look good, very good," and he added that a "minor glitch" occurred on Monday that he managed to contain quickly.

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Trump linked that "glitch" to Iran's displeasure with Israeli attacks on Lebanon, saying, "I spoke with Hezbollah and said: no firing, and I spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu and said: no firing, so both sides stopped firing at each other."

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei confirmed that negotiations with Washington are taking place in an atmosphere of "suspicion and deep distrust," while he said the exchange of messages continues in the same environment.

CNN Arabic reported Baqaei saying the exchange of messages remains underway in an atmosphere of "deep suspicion and distrust" and that so far there have been no negotiations on the nuclear file, with the focus on ending the war.

The talks’ stakes were framed around navigation arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz and the nuclear file, with عكاظ saying obstacles remained tied to "the nuclear file, economic sanctions, and navigation arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz."

“Iran–US negotiations With official Iranian media announcing that Tehran has suspended talks with the United States because of Israeli military operations in Lebanon, questions about the next steps are growing”

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Iran’s Mehr News Agency, citing an informed source, said the final text of the potential memorandum of understanding was "still under discussion in Tehran, and no reply has been sent yet," while it added that the United States’ track record of not adhering to agreements pushed Iran to deal with the issue with firmness and caution.

CNN Arabic reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced a strike on a U.S. air base reportedly used to attack a communications tower on Sirik Island in Iran, following Kuwait’s statement that it repelled hostile drone and missile attacks.

In the same CNN Arabic account, CENTCOM said U.S. forces launched new defensive strikes targeting radar sites and the drone command-and-control sites in the Goruk and Qeshm Island areas of Iran in response to "Iranian aggressive actions including the downing of a U.S. MQ-1 unmanned aircraft."

Meanwhile, the IRGC Navy announced that over the past 24 hours, 28 ships—including oil tankers, container ships, and other merchant vessels—passed through the Strait of Hormuz after obtaining authorization and with security provided by the IRGC Navy.