A memorandum of understanding to end the three-month US war on Iran "has been largely negotiated" and would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, 
Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday. The framework hinges on a 60-day truce, the reopening of the strait, and revived talks on Iran's nuclear programme, the Guardian reported.
What's in the deal? Regional officials told AP that the agreement would also see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, PBS reported. Centcom — in a statement carried by The Hill — said it had redirected more than 100 commercial vessels under the parallel US naval blockade of Iranian ports, calling the figure a milestone four months into the blockade. Final details are still being worked out, Trump added.
How is Israel reacting? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Trump on Saturday and supports the MOU, though the final deal must dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities and remove enriched material from its territory, Netanyahu posted on Telegram, Channel News Asia reported. Israeli strikes nonetheless hit southern and eastern Lebanon the same day, the Guardian reported.
Why are Republicans revolting? Senators Lindsey Graham and Roger Wicker called the rumored 60-day ceasefire a "disaster" and Ted Cruz wrote on X that he was "deeply concerned" about the terms, The Hill reported. The split widened when former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's own critique drew an extraordinary on-record response from White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, who told Trump's former ally to "shut his stupid mouth." By Sunday morning Trump had pulled back, telling US negotiators "not to rush into a deal," the BBC reported.
What is Iran saying? Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei posted that Tehran is "winning the negotiations" and called Trump's Strait of Hormuz remarks "inconsistent with reality," with Iran's Fars news agency saying the strait will remain under Iranian control.
Figures referenced: Donald Trump. — JudgeMarket.
