What Happened

released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, speaks with Pakistan's Marshal Gen. Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 23, 2026. Iranian Presidency Office via AP/Iranian Presidency Office hide caption

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Donald Trump said Saturday that a , including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been "largely negotiated" Israel and other allies in the region.

"Final aspects and details currently being discussed, announced shortly," social media, with no details. spoken with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain, and separately with Israel.

He described it as a "Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to PEACE" finalized by the United States, countries that participated . It capped a U.S. weighed a attacks on the Islamic Republic a fragile ceasefire.

Why It Matters

mention of Iran's nuclear program and highly enriched uranium, sought to discuss later. immediate comment Israel. Trump said speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had pressed the U.S. , went "very well."

Earlier on Saturday, a regional official with direct knowledge of the Pakistan-led mediation efforts said the U.S. closing in on a .

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss closed-door deliberations, cautioned that "last-minute disputes" efforts. recent weeks that a described as close.

The official include an official declaration 's end, with two-month negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. The Strait of Hormuz would be reopened and the U.S. blockade of Iran's ports.

What Comes Next

Iran, meanwhile, had signaled "narrowing differences" in negotiations after Pakistani Tehran.

Twelve weeks have passed since the U.S. and Israel attacked . 28, killing top Iranian officials including its supreme leader and interrupting nuclear talks between the U.S. second a year. Israel and at neighbors hosting U.S. forces, shaking Gulf nations that had considered themselves safe havens in a tough region.

A ceasefire 7. But Iran's decision to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz for ships carrying regional oil, natural critical supplies has been a global concern and economic pain.

earlier quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei as describing a "framework agreement" and adding: " include the main issues required for ending the imposed issues of essential importance to us. Then, over a reasonable time span, between 30 to 60 days, details are discussed and ultimately a final agreement is reached."

But Baghaei told Iran's official IRNA news agency that nuclear issues current negotiations.

" ending fronts, including Lebanon," he said, adding that lifting sanctions on Tehran "has explicitly been included remains our fixed position."

The Iranian-backed Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV reported that the Lebanese militant group's leader received a letter from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying Tehran will not abandon its allies. There is a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon, a conflict started.

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