Trump seeking edits to US-Iran deal, US media report

Donald Trump requested edits to the US-Iran deal to bring an end to fighting that began earlier this year, according to US media reports. The changes are related to the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of highly enriched uranium, CBS News reported. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that Tehran would not agree to any deal unless Iranian rights were fully secured.

The president and senior aides met on Friday to make a "final determination" about a framework for extending the ceasefire with Iran, but the meeting concluded without clarity on the next steps. The latest iteration of the deal includes a 60-day cessation of violence, a call to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and a framework to reopen negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, according to CBS. The deal also reportedly involves potential sanctions relief to Iran that could allow it to access billions of dollars in frozen assets, CBS said. On Thursday, US officials said the two countries had agreed on a framework - known as a memorandum of understanding - pending the approval of Trump and Iran's leadership. Trump told Lara Trump on Thursday that he was in "no hurry" to make a deal.

While travelling in Singapore over the weekend, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said that should a deal with Iran not meet the president's expectations, strikes could resume. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that "until a clear conclusion is reached… everything that is being said now is speculation". Back-and-forth on the text remains "ongoing, with both parties regularly proposing amendments," according to the Tasnim news agency. Since the ceasefire came into effect on April 8, Trump has repeatedly suggested that the US and Iran were close to a deal and that negotiations were progressing, but so far no formal agreement has been reached.