President Trump said the United States and Iran
had “largely negotiated” an agreement, even as American and Iranian officials
described the terms differently.
Updated
May 24,
2026, 6:22 a.m. ET31 minutes ago
Farnaz
Fassihi Julian E.
BarnesAaron Boxerman and Tyler Pager
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/24/world/iran-war-trump
Here’s
the latest.
The
United States and Iran signaled on Sunday that they were close to reaching a
deal to wind down the war in the Middle East, even as many of the details of
the proposal remained murky.
President
Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that a preliminary agreement
between the two countries was “largely negotiated” following phone calls with
leaders across the Middle East. He added that the deal’s “final aspects” were
still under discussion.
U.S. and
Iranian officials called the agreement a framework that would need further
negotiations rather than the final word. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of
Pakistan, which has acted as a mediator, said on social media that he hoped to
host “the next round of talks very soon.”
For Mr.
Trump, a deal with Iran could offer a path to ending the turmoil wrought by the
war, which began in late February when the United States and Israel attacked
Iran. The conflict has killed thousands, rattled global energy markets, left
many in the region bracing for rounds of missile attacks and bombing raids, and
been broadly unpopular among the American public.
But
neither the United States nor Iran released a copy of the proposed framework,
leaving the contours of the deal in doubt. The future of Iran’s nuclear
program, part of Mr. Trump’s case for launching the war, was unclear.
U.S. and
Iranian officials also gave clashing statements as to what had been agreed. Mr.
Trump has repeatedly said Iran must give up its stockpile of enriched uranium,
which the U.S. and Israel fear could be used to build a nuclear weapon.
Two U.S.
officials said the proposed agreement included an apparent commitment by Tehran
to give up the uranium, although exactly how would be deferred to a later round
of talks. Three Iranian officials said the memorandum of understanding said
nothing about the fate of Iran’s nuclear program.
The
Iranian officials said the memorandum stipulated only that all nuclear matters
would be negotiated within 30 to 60 days. Like the American officials, they
spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the sensitive
subject.
Publicly,
both the American and Iranian officials emphasized the concessions they hoped
to secure. Mr. Trump said the deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital
waterway for oil and gas supplies, which Iran has effectively blockaded during
the conflict, spurring a surge in global energy prices.
The
Iranian officials said the deal Tehran had agreed to would reopen the Strait of
Hormuz without any tolls; lift the U.S. naval blockade on Iran; stop the
fighting on all fronts, including between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed
armed group, in Lebanon; and release $25 billion in Iranian assets frozen
overseas.
Here’s
what else we’re covering:
Cease-fire
backdrop: The United States, Israel and Iran agreed to a cease-fire in early
April, to allow for talks on Iran’s nuclear program and the reopening of the
Strait of Hormuz. Mr. Trump’s latest announcement followed a wave of last-ditch
diplomatic efforts to stave off a return to full-scale war.
Israeli
reaction: Mr. Trump said in his social media post that he had spoken with Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. Mr. Netanyahu’s office has not
commented, and it was unclear whether Israel would agree to withdraw from
southern Lebanon.
Regional
role: Leaders from Arab and Muslim-majority countries told Mr. Trump by phone
on Saturday that they supported the latest proposal to end the Iran war and
urged him to accept it, according to three Middle Eastern officials, who spoke
on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak
publicly.
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