US President Donald Trump instructed representatives not to rush a deal with Iran and played down expectations of an imminent breakthrough. The US blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz remains in full force until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed. Iranian media reported disagreements on key issues, including Iran’s demand for the release of frozen funds. The sides remain at odds over nuclear ambitions, Israel’s war in Lebanon, and sanctions relief and access to frozen foreign assets. Iranian state media reported the execution of Abbas Akbari over charges related to January antigovernment protests. Shipping activity included an LNG tanker leaving the Strait of Hormuz for Pakistan and a China-bound supertanker carrying Iraqi crude departing after nearly three months.
"Trump wrote on Truth Social a day after he said a deal had largely been negotiated, which included the reopening of the vital waterway. The US blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz would remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed, Trump wrote on Truth Social a day after he said a deal had largely been negotiated, which included the reopening of the vital waterway."
"The two sides remain at odds on several difficult issues, such as Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israel's war in Lebanon and the lifting of sanctions on Tehran and the release of its frozen foreign assets worth billions of dollars. As the war enters its 87th day on Monday, here is what is happening: Iranian state media reported that a man, identified as Abbas Akbari, was executed over charges pertaining to the nationwide antigovernment protests in January."
"However, the Tasnim news agency, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said the US was still obstructing parts of a potential deal, including Tehran's demand for the release of frozen funds. The two sides remain at odds on several difficult issues, such as Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israel's war in Lebanon and the lifting of sanctions on Tehran and the release of its frozen foreign assets worth billions of dollars."
"A senior Trump administration official told reporters an agreement would not be signed on Sunday, saying the Iranian system did not move fast enough, the Reuters news agency reported. But he outlined what he said were the latest contours of what was being negotiated. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran had agreed in principle to open the Strait of Hormuz, in exchange for th"
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