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ship its stockpile of highly enriched uranium abroad, that the US held responsibility to compel Israel to respect commitments to Iran, and that Iran would finalise a new regime to manage the Strait of Hormuz
US expects Iran to respond to several key points in the next 48 hours, and that while nothing has yet been agreed, this was the closest the parties had been to an agreement since
Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route. The agreement is being welcomed as a potential breakthrough, but questions remain about its implementation. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Iran says the memorandum
Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran), amid an enduring standoff in the strait of Hormuz and stalling efforts by Washington to secure a new ceasefire agreement with Tehran. The US military’s Central Command (Centcom) said
shipped through the strait could mean people in poor countries going hungry later in the year, with Africa south of the Sahara particularly at risk. The agreement is not a peace deal. The full text
agreement to allow some Chinese ships to pass. Moreover, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported that about 30 vessels had transited through the strait since Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, the US said on Thursday that
agreement? The deal would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the strait of Hormuz would be reopened, Iran could freely sell oil, and talks on limiting Iran’s nuclear programme would be held
Iran’s view of the agreement seems different than what the American negotiating team is claiming”. Iranian hardliners have also [objected to the terms](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/iranian-hardliners-in-vociferous-push-to-reject-proposed-peace-deal-with-us) of the deal with the US, with Meysam
agreements to boost cooperation on energy and critical minerals. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz, but shipping has been essentially blocked
Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for the world's oil and liquefied natural gas. Despite having agreed a ceasefire in April, the US and Iran have exchanged intermittent fire, including two rounds
Hormuz, and its oil revenue. The US president told Fox News that "we're not going to let Iran make money on selling oil to people that they like and not people that they
Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous condition,” it added. Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the US, said it was “impossible
Hormuz. First, US President Donald Trump announced that US naval ships would help guide stranded vessels through the strait in an operation he dubbed “Project Freedom”. Iran issued a new map of the strait with
ships through the [Strait of Hormuz](/video/newsfeed/2026/5/3/iran-lawmaker-says-strait-of-hormuz-will-not-return-to-pre%E2%80%91war-state), which remains under a de facto Iranian blockade. The operation will start on Monday, the US president says. Iran took control of the Strait
Strait of Hormuz largely closed to maritime traffic. A ceasefire has supposedly been in place between the US and Iran since April 8, but subsequent talks to try to agree on a permanent
strait of Hormuz. To Iran, the announcement was a cynical provocation. Flurries of fighting restarted as Iran sought to maintain its grip on the critical passageway out of the region. However overnight, the US president
strait of Hormuz, lifting sanctions – all these issues are critical to the country’s future.” He stressed commitments to non-aggression were required not just from the US, but also from Israel, which
agreement “in the coming days”. ## In the US - Trump accused Iran of getting “a little cute” with its recent moves and warned Tehran not to try to “blackmail” Washington by flip-flopping on the strait
US attacks, even if the closure of the strait of Hormuz has proven to be an astonishingly effective alternative deterrent. Trump was also facing backlash from Israel and American conservatives over a section
US [also intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75kg0vdxyro) for the first time in the conflict, after it tried to get through the blockade on Sunday. Videos shared by Centcom were