US and Iran reach tentative deal for 60-day truce extension, officials say

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 28, 2026 · 783 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

US-Iran Diplomatic Relations Strait of Hormuz sovereignty Nuclear Non-Proliferation Lebanon-Israel conflict

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US and Iran reach tentative deal for 60-day truce extension, officials say The memorandum of understanding, which would enable further negotiations, still requires Donald Trump’s final approval.

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What happened

US and Iran reach tentative deal for 60-day truce extension, officials say The memorandum of understanding, which would enable further negotiations, still requires Donald Trump’s final approval.

Why it matters

The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend the ceasefire between the two countries for 60 days and start negotiations for permanently ending the war, according to officials.

Common ground

The US sources told Al Jazeera on Thursday that the framework still needs President Donald Trump’s final approval.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Iran has insisted on its right to enrich uranium domestically, which is not prohibited under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “Iran has insisted on its right to enrich uranium domestically, which is not prohibited under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).”

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Claim 2: “Trump has made his three conditions for Iran clear: re-opening Hormuz, giving up the stockpiles of highly enriched uranium and ending the nuclear programme.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to specifically confirm these three exact conditions as a set list from Trump.

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Claim 3: “the deal stipulates that vessel traffic would be “unrestricted” in the Strait of Hormuz, and that the US would lift its naval blockade on Iranian ports.”

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Multiple sources confirm the deal's stipulations regarding unrestricted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · The Hormuz Strait must be immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, in both directions" Mr. Trump said. "The enriched ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-vance…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz, end war if US ... The proposal includes lifting the US naval blockade on Iran and allowing unrestricted ...
https://www.facebook.com/bakersfieldnow/posts/reports-of-an-…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · The lifting of the blockade, Trump said, was part of the efforts to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He asserted that Iran had to immediately ...
https://maritime-executive.com/article/trump-says-u-s-will-e…

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Claim 4: “The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend the ceasefire between the two countries for 60 days and start negotiations for permanently ending the war”

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Multiple independent web sources (Al Jazeera, other news reports) confirm a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and begin nuclear talks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Islamic Republic of Iran maintain bilateral relations. Bangladesh maintains an embassy in Tehran and Iran also maintains an embassy in Dhaka. Both are Musli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh–Iran_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chabahar Port (Persian: بندر چابهار) is a seaport located in Chabahar in southeastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman. It serves as Iran's only oceanic port, and consists of two separate ports named Shahid …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabahar_Port

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Claim 5: “Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated on Thursday that his country is “not looking for nuclear weapons”.”

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Claim 6: “The White House confirmed the report to Al Jazeera.”

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Web search results explicitly state that the White House confirmed the Axios report to Al Jazeera.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president for a term of four years. In the 2024 elections, then-former preside…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in the modern day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 7: “The US has previously said that Lebanon was not part of the April truce”

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Claim 8: “the reported memorandum also requires that Iran commit to not pursuing a nuclear weapon.”

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Claim 9: “The two sides traded limited attacks earlier on Thursday.”

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Reports indicate that the US and Iran exchanged fire/attacks on a Thursday, with the US stating it attacked military sites in retaliation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Active hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and govern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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Claim 10: “Slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed by the US and Israel on the first day of the war, February 28, had issued a religious decree against weapons of mass destruction.”

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Claim 11: “Israel bombed Beirut on Thursday for the first time in three weeks — the second attack on the Lebanese capital since the “ceasefire” reached in April.”

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Claim 12: “the framework still needs President Donald Trump’s final approval”

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Multiple sources, including Al Jazeera and the BBC, explicitly state that the framework requires President Donald Trump's final approval.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign policy of the second Trump administration has espoused a realist "America First" foreign policy agenda. It has been described as imperialist, expansionist, and interventionist in its appro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Talks, also known as the Islamabad Peace Talks, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 and 12 April 2026. Aimed at stabilizing the 2026 Iran war ceasefire and negotiating a potential re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks

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Claim 13: “The ongoing truce is already open-ended.”

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The claim that the truce is 'already open-ended' is contradicted by the evidence that the US and Iran are negotiating a '60-day extension' and that the current state is a 'war' or a fragile ceasefire requiring renewal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
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Claim 14: “the Lebanese government has been holding direct talks with Israel to end the war.”

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Claim 15: “Axios first reported the preliminary deal earlier on Thursday.”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that Axios first reported the preliminary deal on Thursday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ahmad Vahidi, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a key player in the Iranian decision-making process. A U.S. official briefed on the diplomatic efforts described the negotia…
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/22/trump-iran-meeting-resume-w…

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web search NEUTRAL — Axios first reported the preliminary deal earlier on Thursday. The White House confirmed the report to Al Jazeera. According to Axios, the deal stipulates that vessel traffic would be “unrestricted” i…
https://liverooms.ru/en/article/us-and-iran-reach-tentative-…

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web search NEUTRAL — On Thursday afternoon, US media outlet Axios reported Iran and the US had reached an agreement for a 60-day ceasefire extension and the start of talks on Tehran's nuclear program.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3p62xddq4o

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Claim 16: “Tasnim, Iran’s semi-official news agency, cited a source close to the negotiations as denying claims of US officials of an imminent agreement.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a report from Tasnim news agency denying the imminent agreement.

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Claim 17: “US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also threatened Oman — a close ally of Washington — with sanctions if it facilitates the imposition of fees on ships going through the strait.”

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CNBC and other web sources confirm that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Oman with sanctions if it facilitated a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · The United States has warned that it would “aggressively” impose sanctions on Oman if it helps Iran establish a tolling system in the Strait of ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/28/us-treasury-threate…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday warned the U.S. would "aggressively" impose sanctions against Oman if it helped Iran to establish a ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/29/oman-trump-sanctions-iran-wa…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · The dispute centres on the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical energy chokepoints, and broader questions about Oman's ties with ...
https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/videos/why-trump-wants-…

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