Watch CBS News

Live

Live Updates: Iran says no "final conclusion" yet on deal to end war after Trump says settlement reached

What to know about the Iran war today:

  • Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Tehran "had not reached a final conclusion on the agreement" to end the war and accused the U.S. of making new demands.
  • President Trump told reporters on Thursday an agreement had been reached and a deal would be signed, likely in Europe, saying "they want it every bit as much as everybody else wants it."
  • Earlier on Thursday, Mr. Trump said he had called off new military strikes on Iran after saying the U.S. would launch "very hard" new strikes and seize vital Iranian oil infrastructure.
 

Iran's state media says Tehran will negotiate to retain uranium enrichment

Iranian officials will negotiate with the U.S. to retain the country's uranium enrichment capabilities, according to Iran's state news agency. 

Under purported terms of a draft agreement with the U.S. published Friday by Iran's official IRNA news agency, a 60-day ceasefire period starting with the signing of the memorandum of understanding would be used to negotiate the future of Iran's nuclear program.

IRNA cited unnamed Iranian officials as saying Tehran would maintain its current position on the country's "right" to uranium enrichment, and on keeping its enriched material in the country, during those negotiations. 

President Trump told reporters Thursday that an agreement had been reached to end the war with Iran, but Tehran has stressed that no "final conclusion" had reached on the proposal.

Sources familiar with the negotiations told CBS News on Thursday that, in principle, Iran would commit to not enrich uranium for 15-20 years, during which time it would dismantle its nuclear sites. 

By
 

Israel issues more evacuation orders for southern Lebanon as fighting continues with Hezbollah

The Israeli military issued an evacuation notice Friday for various towns in southern Lebanon ahead of possible attacks.

"In light of the terrorist Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire agreement, the Defense Army is compelled to act against it forcefully," the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement, adding that residents in the towns of Sarafand, Tufahata and Mizpe Sinai should move north of the Zahrani River for their safety.

Israel has issued similar evacuation notices virtually daily since ramping up attacks on Hezbollah in response to the Iranian-backed group's rocket and drone fire, which it launched in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Iran has consistently demanded that any deal with the U.S. to end that war must include an end to the fighting in Lebanon, which Lebanese authorities say has killed at least 3,711 people.

Hezbollah, meanwhile, said Friday that it targeted "a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers and vehicles" the previous evening in Shamaa, southern Lebanon "with rocket volleys and artillery shells in successive waves," calling it a response to Israeli ceasefire violations. 

Israel and Hezbollah have largely disregarded a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between the Israeli and Lebanese governments that came into effect in early April, accusing each other of repeated violations.

By ,
 

Netanyahu says he and Trump in "complete agreement" that "Iran will not have nuclear weapons"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday that as long as he is the country's leader, "Iran will not have nuclear weapons," adding that he and President Trump "are in complete agreement on this issue."

"For over 30 years, I have been at the forefront of the international struggle against Iran's nuclear program. If it weren't for this struggle, Iran would have had atomic bombs to destroy Israel long ago," Netanyahu said in a statement, claiming Iran was "working to destroy the Jewish state, and I am dedicating my life to preventing them from doing so."

Netanyahu's office said he spoke Thursday night with Mr. Trump, after the president said an agreement on "all points" had been reached with Iran and that a deal was likely to be signed next week.

"Even though Israel is not a party to the memorandum of understanding, the Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for President Trump's commitment that the final agreement at the conclusion of negotiations will include the removal of enriched material, the dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, limits on missile production, and the cessation of Iran's support for its terrorist proxies in the region," the Israeli leader's office said in a statement.

Iran's government says it has not yet reached a "final conclusion" on the deal currently on the table.

By ,
 

Iran's state media says Tehran wouldn't give up control of Strait of Hormuz in deal with the U.S.

Iran's state news agency said Friday that the terms of a draft agreement with the U.S. do not include Tehran giving up control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

"Iran makes no commitment in this text to cede the management of the strait or the restoration of conditions that existed prior to the American and Israeli military aggression," according to the official IRNA news agency, which referred to "the broad outlines of the current text" of an agreement Iranian officials say has not yet been agreed to.

President Trump said Thursday that he had called off planned strikes on Iran because "a great settlement of the war" had been agreed to, predicting "a signing soon."

Iran's foreign ministry said Friday, however, that the country had "not reached a final conclusion" on an agreement.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route through which about 20% of global crude oil supplies typically passed prior to the war, has been severely constrained due to Iranian threats and attacks since the U.S. and Israel launched their joint war with Iran on Feb. 28.

The U.S. military insists the strait remains open, and President Trump said Thursday that a U.S. "secret mission" had helped usher more than 100 million barrels of crude oil through the shipping lane over the last month.   

Iran, however, insisted Thursday that the strait was again completely closed, and it has demanded for weeks that all vessels wishing to transit the waterway obtain permission from its armed forces, and pay fees for passage.

By
 

U.S. diplomat in India summoned for second time in a week over strikes on oil tankers

India summoned a top U.S. diplomat in New Delhi on Friday for the second time this week to lodge a "strong protest" over American attacks on oil tankers carrying Indian mariners in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. forces have struck three commercial oil vessels in the Gulf of Oman in recent days, accusing their crews of failing to comply with directions and attempting to violate the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and associated vessels.

"The Ministry once again conveyed its deep concern over the use of lethal and deadly force against civilian shipping," India's Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement Friday. "Such actions are unacceptable and undermine the safety, security and stability of international maritime commerce in a sensitive region at a difficult time."

Three Indian mariners were killed as a result of the second U.S. strike on a tanker this week. U.S. Central Command said forces fired on the Palau-flagged M/T Settebello's engine room Tuesday to disable the ship as it transited the Gulf of Oman. That incident prompted India's first summoning of U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Jason Meeks earlier this week.

On Thursday, CENTCOM said the Guinea-Bissau flagged M/T Jalveer, the third oil tanker, was targeted after "the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from U.S. forces."  

By
 

Iran-linked group claims to have hacked FBI drones

An Iran-linked hacker group claims to have breached FBI drones and has threatened to target the World Cup, which kicked off Thursday, a monitoring group said Friday.

The SITE Intelligence Group, an organization which monitors jihadist groups, published a statement from Handala saying it had had access "for months" to "every image and every suspect" captured by first-person view (FPV) drones used by the FBI.

The hackers said the drones used technology including facial recognition and license plate screening deployed for counterterrorism.

"Better tighten your World Cup security, we don't like some of those teams at all. Don't forget: FPVs are everywhere; you never know when one might end up right in your team's bus," Handala said in the statement quoted by SITE.

The FBI is deploying drones around World Cup stadiums to protect against unauthorized aircraft.

By
 

Iranian state news agency says nuclear program would be negotiated during 60-day ceasefire period in deal with U.S.

Iran's official state news agency said Friday that the future of Iran's nuclear enrichment program would be negotiated with the U.S. during a 60-day period commencing when a potential memorandum of understanding comes into effect.

The IRNA news agency released Friday what it said were some of the details of the agreement with the U.S., on which President Trump said Thursday there had been an agreement. Iranian officials have stressed that there's not yet been a final decision to accept the deal, but state media listed a number of the terms apparently in the draft memorandum of understanding on Friday.

Sources laid out the terms of the potential deal to CBS News on Thursday, which they said included a 60-day ceasefire extension, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and, in principle, Iran committing not to enrich uranium for 15-20 years, during which time it would also dismantle its nuclear sites. In exchange for those steps, the sources said Iran would receive financial relief staggered over time and sequenced to correspond with compliance. 

According to IRNA, the agreement would end the war "across all regional fronts" in a first phase, which would then be followed by nuclear negotiations during a second phase spanning 60 days.

By
 

Iranian news agency says $24 billion in frozen assets would be released under agreement with U.S.

An Iranian state news outlet said Friday that an agreement with the U.S., which President Trump touted the previous day as a "great settlement of the war," includes the U.S. releasing $24 billion of frozen Iranian financial assets.

Iran's semi-official Mehr News agency published what it said was a draft of the 14-point agreement Friday. It includes a stipulation that Iran's assets will be released during a 60-day extension of the current ceasefire, which would begin as soon as the deal comes into effect. 

Iran's Foreign Ministry cautioned earlier that the regime had yet to fully commit to the agreement.

The document also states that half of the $24 billion in Iranian assets would be made available before further negotiations begin during the 60-day ceasefire extension.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday that the agreement still required approval by the country's government. 

By
 

Oil prices fall after President Trump claims progress in Iran talks

Oil prices sank more than 4% after President Trump claimed there was a breakthrough in talks to end the Iran war.

High oil prices have added to inflationary pressures globally as the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the world's oil and gas transit, remained largely closed.

Expectations that an agreement between the U.S. and Iran may help reopen the strait sent oil prices tumbling.

The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell about 4% early Friday to trade around $86.70 per barrel. That's still significantly higher than the roughly $70 a barrel it was at before the war began at the end of February, but a marked drop on the day, and far less than the peak prices of around $110 per barrel seen earlier in the war.

By
 

Iran says agreement text "largely finalized" but no "final conclusion" yet

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei told the state news network SNN TV Thursday that the text of an agreement with the U.S. was "largely finalized," but he stressed that it wasn't yet a done deal.

"The problem is the contradictory positions of the United States have always caused this process to become unstable and disrupted," Baqaei said. 

He said the Iranian government had not reached a "final conclusion on the matter," following President Trump's assertion on Thursday that an agreement to end the war had been reached.

 

Settlement Trump claims has been agreed reportedly extends ceasefire for 60 days and reopens Strait of Hormuz

The memorandum of understanding that President Trump claimed Thursday has been agreed includes an extension of the ceasefire for 60 days, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and further negotiations to address Iran's nuclear programme, according to Axios.

The agreement reportedly involves a return to pre-war shipping volumes through the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days, with the U.S. also lifting its blockade on the vital shipping lane. U.S officials reportedly told Axios that Iran would also see some of its sanctions waived, which would allow Tehran to sell oil for the 60 days.

 

80 Hezbollah fighters killed over the past week, IDF says

The Israeli military said on Friday it had killed 80 Hezbollah fighters and attacked approximately 310 targets related to the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon in the past week.

The Israeli Defense Forces said in a statement the strikes were carried out "alongside the activity of the ground troops along the forward defense line to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and remove threats to Israeli civilians and to the troops operating in the area."

Israel and Lebanon agreed to renew a ceasefire agreement last week, but the Iran-backed Hezbollah paramilitary group quickly rejected it. Tehran has previously said any peace deal with the U.S. and Israel must include a ceasefire in Lebanon. 

 

Netanyahu spoke with Trump about proposed peace deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a call with President Trump Thursday night regarding the possibility of a pending peace deal between the U.S. and Iran, Netanyahu's office said.

"Even though Israel is not a party to the memorandum of understanding, the Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for President Trump's commitment that the final agreement at the conclusion of negotiations will include the removal of enriched material, the dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, limits on missile production, and the cessation of Iran's support for its terrorist proxies in the region," Netanyahu's office said in a statement.

By
 

Iran attempts to strike commercial ships transiting Strait of Hormuz, U.S. official says

A U.S. official said it appears Iran has attempted to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz early Friday morning local time. U.S. forces have shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones, the official said.

Some traffic flow through the strait continues, the official said.

By
 

Iran hasn't made final decision on proposed peace deal with U.S., Iranian official says

Iran hasn't reached a final decision on a peace deal with the U.S., an Iranian official said Thursday.

"So far, Iran has not reached a final conclusion on the agreement," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a statement provided to Agence France-Presse.

The statement comes after President Trump said earlier in the day that the U.S. had reached a "great settlement" regarding the Iran war.

A letter of intent or memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran was likely to be signed early next week, two sources familiar with the diplomatic efforts told CBS News.

Following Mr. Trump's declaration, however, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency, which is associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, quoted a "knowledgeable source close to the Iranian negotiating team" who denied the president's claim about an agreement on an initial deal and stated that "no text of the initial memorandum of understanding with the United States has been approved."

Iran's Tasnim news agency noted that he had announced a deal was imminent 38 times in the previous two months.

"Until Iran announces the matter of a potential understanding, any news from Trump on this subject should be regarded the same as his previous messaging," it noted.  

By
 

U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding likely to be signed next week, sources say

A letter of intent or memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran is likely to be signed early next week, opening the way to further negotiations about an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement, two sources familiar with the diplomatic efforts said. 

The signing of the memorandum would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of a U.S.-Iran agreement. That time period could be extended as needed, according to multiple sources.

First steps include ensuring "freedom of trade" by demining and opening the Strait of Hormuz. In principle, Iran would commit to a lockout of 15-20 years during which it would not enrich uranium and would dismantle its nuclear sites. In exchange for taking these steps, Iran would receive financial relief staggered over time and sequenced to correspond with compliance.

By
View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue