{"id":636024,"date":"2026-06-13T03:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T03:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/636024\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T03:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T03:47:09","slug":"us-iran-peace-deal-remains-elusive-as-trump-and-tehran-trade-conflicting-claims-us-israel-war-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/636024\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as Trump and Tehran trade conflicting claims | US-Israel war on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prospects for an immediate end to the war between Iran and the US remained uncertain on Friday amid a chaotic series of conflicting claims and counter-claims<\/a> by US and Iranian officials about ongoing negotiations.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump seemed to distance himself from his earlier comments that suggested a preliminary agreement could be signed as soon as this weekend, with a series of angry social media posts describing the Iranians as \u201cvery dishonorable people to deal with\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith them, there is no such thing as dealing in good faith \u2026. They better get their act together, and FAST! \u201d the US president wrote on Friday.<\/p>\n

The outburst came after Iranian news agencies close to the regime denied that the terms of any deal had been fully agreed, and published a supposed draft of a finalised deal.<\/p>\n

Adding to the confusion, Pakistan\u2019s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, on Friday claimed, in a post on social media, that a final text of a peace deal between the US and Iran had been agreed, without providing any further information.<\/p>\n

Trump lashed out at \u2018dishonorable\u2019 Iran over terms of deal reported in state media. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque\/Reuters<\/p>\n

Neither Tehran nor Washington has confirmed that a final version has been agreed upon, though one senior US official separately suggested there was an \u201c80 to 85%\u201d likelihood of an agreement being signed within days.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the people that we\u2019ve been speaking to, and most of the people who have authority within their system, want to sign this deal, but not everybody,\u201d the senior official said. \u201cAnd those internal fractures are sort of working themselves out as they continue to try to get to a point where they can say yes to the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The senior official added that Iran would \u201cget rewarded economically for complying with their obligations under the deal\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that both of us [the US and Iran] feel frankly pretty good about where there\u2019s a meeting of the minds here, there\u2019s going to be a significant relief of economic sanctions,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Friday that an \u201cIslamabad memorandum of understanding\u201d for addressing the US-Israeli war against Iran had \u201cnever been closer\u201d, but urged media outlets to refrain from speculating about its contents until it was finalised.<\/p>\n

Araghchi said Iran would share all details with the public in due course, in what he called Tehran\u2019s responsible and transparent approach.<\/p>\n

IRNA, Iran\u2019s state news agency, confirmed that \u201cthe broad outlines\u201d of a deal were being finalised, but sowed further confusion when it said Iran would not give up its control of the strait of Hormuz, which carries a fifth of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied gas supplies and has been shut to most shipping by Tehran since shortly after the war began in February.<\/p>\n

The US has insisted that Tehran, which wants to levy lucrative tolls on ships passing through the strait, must restore freedom of shipping in the crucial waterway.<\/p>\n

A US official on Friday said the strait would open and the US would lift its blockade on Iranian ports as a part of the terms that Washington and Tehran have agreed.<\/p>\n

Supporters of the Iranian regime gather in a square in Tehran. Photograph: Majid Saeedi\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Since a ceasefire came into effect in April<\/a>, Trump has repeatedly claimed a deal was on the point of completion, only to then revert to threatening Iran with new attacks.<\/p>\n

Recent days have seen the most intense clashes<\/a> between Iran, Israel and the US since the ceasefire. Trump on Thursday threatened to seize Iran\u2019s oil export terminal of Kharg Island and launch a new wave of attacks, then suddenly claimed a diplomatic breakthrough, saying a draft deal had been \u201capproved\u201d by \u201cthe highest level of Iranian leadership\u201d.<\/p>\n

Details of the supposed deal leaked or briefed by each side included a series of major concessions by the other, suggesting big gaps remain.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Trump said a report of the text of the draft deal published by Iran\u2019s Mehr news agency, which quoted a source close to Iran\u2019s negotiating team, bore \u201cno relation to the truth\u201d.<\/p>\n

The draft would end conflict on all fronts, including Lebanon, where Israel has launched an offensive against Hezbollah<\/a>, and ensure the release of $24bn of Iran\u2019s frozen assets, the semi-official agency claimed.<\/p>\n

It would also set a 60-day period for negotiations on Tehran\u2019s nuclear programme, offer the suspension of sanctions on the sale of Iran\u2019s oil and petrochemical products, bring generous reparations to be paid by the US, and lift the US naval blockade on Iranian ports, which has been in place since 13 April.<\/p>\n

The claims contrasted dramatically with statements from Washington, where officials said the agreement stipulated that Iran\u2019s nuclear material would be destroyed, and its nuclear programme dismantled, none of its frozen money would be released until it met certain demands, and Iran would stop supporting allied militant movements around the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Iran has effectively closed the strait of Hormuz to most international traffic. Photograph: Reuters<\/p>\n

Underlining the ongoing tensions over the strait of Hormuz, US forces on Thursday shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones after Tehran attempted to strike commercial ships passing through the waterway, according to US officials.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s military stopped a tanker from transiting the strait, Iranian state media said, reporting the sound of explosions early on Friday.<\/p>\n

Early on Saturday US Central Command said Iran had again launched one-way attack drones \u2013 this time multiple \u2013 in order to strike commercial ships passing the strait and that US forces had downed them all. \u201cThe international trade corridor remains open for transit,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Trump is under domestic political pressure to end the war, with polls showing his approval ratings sinking as fuel prices rise. Some Republicans have openly worried that the war\u2019s unpopularity could cost them control of Congress in November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s regime also faces serious challenges, with its oil exports restricted and inflation soaring.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are currently under sanctions, and our routes have been blocked. We face a difficult test,\u201d Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran\u2019s president, said in a live televised address on Wednesday. \u201cGoverning the country is not an easy task under the current circumstances, given the shortages we face, the unrest we have experienced and the problems that remain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thousands have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since renewed hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah began in March. Photograph: EPA<\/p>\n

US officials have suggested that regional allies have agreed to the terms of a deal, but curbs on fighting in Lebanon<\/a> could be difficult to accept for Israel, which started the war alongside the US in February but has not been included in peace negotiations.<\/p>\n

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel\u2019s prime minister, said on Friday that he and Trump were in \u201cfull agreement\u201d to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Netanyahu said he had spoken to Trump and \u201cexpressed his appreciation\u201d for the president\u2019s commitment that any final deal would involve limits on Tehran\u2019s missile production, and the cessation of Iran\u2019s support for its \u201cterrorist proxies\u201d, which include Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

Diplomats and analysts in the Middle East said Iran\u2019s still potent ballistic missile capabilities and support for militant movements were not part of current negotiations.<\/p>\n

A leading Hezbollah politician expressed confidence on Friday that Iran would insist on Lebanon being included in a deal.<\/p>\n

Hassan Fadlallah said in an excerpt of a speech broadcast by Hezbollah\u2019s al-Manar TV: \u201cIf the agreement happens, we have complete confidence in the Islamic Republic \u2026 [and] that it will insist on any agreement, including the file of Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hezbollah opened fire on Israel on 2 March in response to its attack on Iran, leading to an Israeli offensive that has killed thousands of people in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Last weekend, Israeli strikes on Beirut prompted Tehran to launch waves of ballistic missiles<\/a> aimed at central Israel.<\/p>\n

Israeli forces have occupied swathes of southern Lebanon, where Lebanon\u2019s national news agency reported fresh Israeli airstrikes in several towns and villages on Friday.<\/p>\n

Last week, Mohsen Rezaee, an adviser to Iran\u2019s supreme leader, said Hezbollah had \u201cmade great sacrifices\u201d in the war and that Lebanon \u201cwill be an inseparable part of any agreement and any ceasefire\u201d, in comments reported by the Mehr news agency.<\/p>\n

The war in Lebanon has continued despite several ceasefires announced by the US, which has been mediating talks between the Lebanese and Israeli governments. Hezbollah is not a party to these talks and rejected a US-backed plan declared last week that called for the group to withdraw its fighters from southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prospects for an immediate end to the war between Iran and the US remained uncertain on Friday amid…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636025,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,50,51,47,52,48],"class_list":["post-636024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}