Donald Trump has tightened the terms on a tentative Iran framework and bounced an edited version back to Tehran, dragging the Day-93 negotiations past a self-imposed "final determination" deadline. US officials said Tehran may need days to formulate a response, Al Jazeera reported. The edits target a draft that US and Iranian negotiators had already provisionally agreed at official level, per Deutsche Welle's same-day coverage.
What is on the table? A ceasefire extension paired with a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz forms the core of the framework, the Guardian reported, with Trump holding out for what he had earlier called "major Iranian concessions." The framework had been agreed at the official-negotiator level before Trump entered a two-hour Situation Room meeting on Friday and emerged without an announcement, the BBC reported.
What changed on the US side? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, briefing reporters Saturday, said the US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is "very much still in place" pending Trump's call, The Hill reported. Hegseth's framing positioned the administration as keeping leverage live through the renegotiation window rather than easing pressure ahead of a signature.
Who is pushing back? Former national security adviser John Bolton called the proposed deal "a big defeat for the United States" in a separate interview, The Hill reported. Guardian columnist Mohamad Bazzi wrote that the looming agreement shows how Trump's maximalist opening goals have shrunk over the three-month war.
What happens next? US officials expect Tehran's response within days, Al Jazeera reported, with no public commitment from either side on when Trump will issue his "final determination." Trump himself said he would not "rush" the call, The Hill reported.
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