U.S. and Iran appear to reach ceasefire deal, but Trump needs to approve, sources say
Negotiators for the United States and Iran appear to have reached a deal to extend the ceasefire by 60 days, but are awaiting President Donald Trump’s approval, U.S. sources told MS NOW on Thursday.
If agreed to by Trump, the deal would extend the ceasefire to launch negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, pushing the thorniest details over Iran’s nuclear ambitions down the road. Axios was the first to report on the potential agreement, which MS NOW has not reviewed independently.
The news follows a recent exchange of strikes in the Middle East, with U.S. Central Command earlier Thursday accusing Iran of an “egregious ceasefire violation” by targeting Kuwait with a missile hours earlier. Kuwaiti forces successfully intercepted the missile, the U.S. military said.
“This egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime occurred hours after Iranian forces launched five one-way attack drones that posed a clear threat in and near the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said in a statement on social media on Thursday.
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Lindsey Pipia
Lindsey Pipia is a White House producer for MS NOW.
