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United States confirms pre-agreement with Iran to unblock Strait of Hormuz, awaiting Trump's approval

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The United States has reached a preliminary agreement with Iran to unblock the Strait of Hormuz and extend a bilateral ceasefire.
  • The deal, which requires final approval from President Donald Trump, includes Iran's commitment to unrestricted maritime transit and a halt in nuclear weapon development.
  • In return, the U.S. would lift naval blockades on Iranian cargo ships and establish technical working groups to assess the progressive lifting of economic sanctions.

The United States government confirmed Thursday that its negotiators have reached a preliminary agreement with Iran aimed at unblocking maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and extending a bilateral ceasefire. The diplomatic understanding has been forwarded to the White House, awaiting final approval from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Official sources within the American administration corroborated exclusive details previously reported by the news portal Axios. They confirmed that the technical document's terms are finalized and only require the Republican president's "green light." According to two senior U.S. officials speaking anonymously, the draft agreement stipulates that commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, previously blocked by Iranian forces in retaliation for joint U.S.-Israeli military operations, will be restored "without restrictions."

commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz... will be restored 'without restrictions'.

— U.S. officialsDescribing the terms of the preliminary agreement between the U.S. and Iran.

The preliminary clauses detail Iran's commitment not to impose any tolls or tariffs on this vital maritime passage for global crude oil supply. Reciprocally, the United States will lift the naval blockade it had maintained on cargo ships operating in Iranian ports. The memorandum of understanding also includes an explicit commitment from Iran to freeze any nuclear weapon development, a prerequisite set as a "red line" by the Trump administration.

freeze any nuclear weapon development

— IranStipulated as a requirement in the draft agreement.

However, complex discussions regarding the limitation of uranium enrichment percentages by the Islamic Republic have been postponed. This critical agenda item will be addressed with priority during a 60-day extension of the ceasefire that has been in effect since April. In exchange for these security concessions, Washington has pledged to establish technical working groups to evaluate the progressive lifting of economic sanctions against Tehran's financial sector and coordinate the release of frozen Iranian funds held in foreign banks.

This peace initiative is the result of intensive multilateral negotiations conducted over the past week through diplomatic channels mediated by the government of Pakistan. The efforts aim to end the hostilities that began on February 28 following joint U.S. and Israeli operations. While the pact's terms were largely agreed upon by Tuesday, the formal announcement was delayed pending internal validation by the heads of state. Iran has formally communicated its conformity with the document, but President Trump has opted to postpone his definitive signature.

the progressive lifting of sanctions

— United StatesPart of the U.S. commitment in exchange for Iranian concessions.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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