Officials suggest progress made on peace deal between US and Iran
發佈日期: 2026-05-24 21:23
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US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei all suggest progress is being made on a peace agreement between Washington and Tehran.
US President Donald Trump says the US and Iran are "getting a lot closer" to finalising an agreement between the two countries, CBS News reported.
The latest proposal includes a process to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, he unfreezing of some Iranian assets held in foreign banks, and a continuation of negotiations, according to the CBS report.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoes Trump's sentiments during a four-day visit to India.
Rubio says the US and its Gulf partners have made progress towards an agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and address concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Rubio states that "So we've made some progress over the last 48 hours working with our partners in the Gulf region on an outline that could ultimately, if it succeeds, leave us not just with completely open straits and I mean open straits without tolls but also with addressing some of the key things that underpin what has been Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions in the past."
"So we think we've made some progress on the outline of something that, if it works, could give us that outcome. Obviously, that will require full Iranian acceptance and then compliance, and it will require some future work on negotiating the details."
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei describes the draft as a "framework agreement." He says Iran wants this to include the main issues required for ending the imposed war and other issues of essential importance.
Baghaei says hopefully a deal could be reached over a reasonable timespan, between 30 to 60 days.
Iran's official IRNA news agency quotes Baghaei as saying Tehran's and Washington's positions on key issues have moved closer in recent days.
Elsewhere, the UK is gearing up to lead a 40-nation framework to deploy autonomous vehicles to detect, identify mines and clear the seabed under the Strait of Hormuz once a peace deal is reached.
AP was shown autonomous systems which can scan the seabed and the water above it with sonar in about half the time it takes for a crewed vessel to enter and map potential dangers.
Some of the systems can be loaded on to an autonomous vessel launched from the ship, reducing the need for so many people to enter a minefield.
