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President Donald Trump said Friday that he\u2019s heading to the Situation Room to make a \u201cfinal determination\u201d on the next steps with Iran. Trump also said that ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz due to a military blockade can now head home, as that "will now be lifted."
Covered by: Greg Norman-Diamond<\/a>, <\/span>Jasmine Baehr<\/a> and <\/span>Morgan Phillips<\/a>
U.S. and Iran reached a memorandum of understanding at extending the ceasefire for 60 days and launching Iranian nuclear negotiations, but the plan needs President Donald Trump’s<\/a> final approval, U.S. sources told Fox News.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said sanctions relief for Iran<\/a> will not be on the table unless Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz, turns over highly enriched uranium and agrees it cannot have a nuclear program.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)<\/a> on Thursday rejected Iranian state media reports claiming Iranian forces shot down a U.S. aircraft near Bushehr.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth <\/a>is in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue, a major Indo-Pacific security summit, as tensions remain high with Iran.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump said Friday that he\u2019s heading to the Situation Room to make a \u201cfinal determination\u201d on the next steps with Iran.\u00a0<\/a>
\u201cIran must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb. The Hormuz Strait must be immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, in both directions. All water mines (bombs), if any, will be terminated (we have removed, through detonation, numerous such mines with our great underwater mine sweepers. Iran will complete the immediate removal and\/or detonation of any mines that are left, which will not be many!),\u201d Trump began in a post on Truth Social.\u00a0
\u201cShips caught in the Strait due to our amazing and unprecedented Naval Blockade, which will now be lifted, may start the process of \u2018heading home!\u2019 Say HELLO to your wives, husbands, parents, and families from me, your favorite President!\u201d Trump added.\u00a0
\u201cThe enriched material, sometimes referred to as \u2018Nuclear Dust,\u2019 which is buried deep underground with virtually collapsed mountains, caused by our powerful B2 Bomber attack 11 months ago, sitting on top of it, will be unearthed by the United States (which, it is agreed, is the only Country, along with China, with the mechanical capability of doing so!), in close coordination and conjunction with the Islamic Republic of Iran, plus the International Atomic Energy Agency, and DESTROYED,\u201d the president also said. \u201cNo money will be exchanged, until further notice. Other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to. I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination.\u201d\u00a0
Even as U.S. and Iranian negotiators reportedly move toward a temporary framework agreement, one of the most consequential questions remains unresolved: What happens to Iran\u2019s enriched uranium stockpile?<\/a>
Iranian officials have repeatedly insisted retaining enriched uranium is a red line in negotiations, even as President Donald Trump has vowed Iran “will not have a nuclear weapon” and suggested the United States could ultimately “take” the material if necessary.
Nonproliferation experts say the issue sits at the center of whether any future agreement can credibly prevent Iran from rapidly moving toward weapons-grade enrichment \u2014 particularly after U.S. strikes damaged key nuclear facilities but did not necessarily eliminate the nuclear material itself.
“I think it would put a poison pill in any agreement because retaining any of these 60% stockpile or really any of the lower enriched material,” Andrea Stricker, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital. “That would give them the ability to go higher to weapons grade at a time of their choosing.”
The issue has taken on renewed urgency following 2026’s Operation Epic Fury against Iran and 2025 U.S. strikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization warned Friday that the \u201cmaritime security threat level in the Strait of Hormuz remains CRITICAL due to ongoing military conflict.\u201d\u00a0<\/a>
An advisory issued by the agency said mariners \u201cshould expect increased naval presence\u201d and \u201cenhanced force protection postures.\u201d\u00a0
The warning comes after President Donald Trump<\/a> wrote in a post on Truth Social: \u201cShips caught in the Strait due to our amazing and unprecedented Naval Blockade, which will now be lifted, may start the process of \u2018heading home!\u2019 Say HELLO to your wives, husbands, parents, and families from me, your favorite President!\u201d\u00a0
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is a key issue that negotiators from the U.S. and Iran are trying to work through as they attempt to reach a deal.\u00a0 \u00a0
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Friday with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Washington, D.C.
Pakistan has served as a key mediator in talks between the U.S. and Iran.<\/a> The two sides are trying to reach a deal to end the ongoing war in the Middle East.
Rubio said last week that “the primary interlocutor on this has been Pakistan, and it continues to be.\u00a0
“And they\u2019ve done, I think, an admirable job, and that\u2019s who we continue to work through. Obviously, other countries have interests because — especially Gulf countries that are in the middle of all this may have their own situation going, and we talk to all of them.\u00a0 But I would just say that the primary country we\u2019ve been working with on all of this is Pakistan, and that remains the case,” he added.<\/p>\n

U.S. Central Command said Friday that 115 commercial vessels have now been redirected during the U.S. military\u2019s blockade of Iranian ports.\u00a0<\/a>
\u201cU.S. forces continue to enforce the blockade against Iran. As of May 29, 115 commercial vessels have been redirected to ensure no commerce enters or leaves Iranian ports,\u201d CENTCOM wrote on X.\u00a0
The blockade went into effect on April 13.\u00a0
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the free flow of maritime traffic in the Persian Gulf remains a key issue in the U.S.-Iran negotiations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf<\/a> said Friday that \u201cNo action will be taken before the other side acts\u201d as the U.S. and Iran are trying to reach a deal to end the conflict.\u00a0
\u201cWe seize concessions not through dialogue, but with missiles; in negotiations, we merely make them understand,\u201d Ghalibaf wrote in a message on X.\u00a0
\u201cWe have no trust in guarantees or words \u2014 only actions are the measure. No action will be taken before the other side acts,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe winner of any agreement is the one who is better prepared for war from the day after.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom\u2019s Metropolitan Police announced Friday that a man has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service linked to Iran<\/a> in a case surrounding the targeting of a UK-based journalist.\u00a0
The agency said Ioannis Aidinidis, 46, a Greek national residing in Munich, Germany, was charged on Friday with assisting a foreign intelligence service under the UK\u2019s National Security Act.\u00a0\u00a0
\u201cThe country to which the allegations relate is believed to be Iran and the allegations relate to the targeting of a UK-based journalist working for Iran International,\u201d Metropolitan Police said, noting that Aidinidis is set to make a court appearance later Friday.\u00a0
Police said Aidinidis was taken into custody southwest of London, in West Sussex, on May 16. Iran International, which is headquartered in the U.K., is described by Reuters as being critical of the regime in Tehran.\u00a0
\u201cWe know this may cause concern for many people here in the U.K., and particularly those working in Persian-language media,\u201d Helen Flanagan, the commander of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said in a statement. \u201cWe continue to work closely with a number of organizations and individuals to provide them with advice and support around their safety and security and this includes the specific individual and organization linked to this investigation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

U.S. Central Command<\/a> released a photo Friday showing a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter lifting off from an airfield in the Middle East for a scheduled flight.\u00a0
“The Chinook is both the U.S. Army’s fastest and heaviest lift helicopter,\u201d CENTCOM said.\u00a0
\u2060The photo release comes after Iranian \u2060Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had claimed in a Telegram message on Tuesday that the United States will \u201cno longer have a safe haven\u201d in the Middle East.\u00a0\u00a0
\u201cWhat is certain in this regard is that the hands of time will not turn back, and the nations and lands of the region will no longer serve as shields for U.S. bases,\u201d he wrote in a 2026 Hajj pilgrimage message.\u00a0\u00a0
\u201cThe United States not only will no longer have a safe haven for its mischief and for establishing military bases in the region but day by day, it is growing more distant from its former status,\u201d Khamenei added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen Eyal Zamir said Friday that 2,500 Hezbollah terrorists have been eliminated since the start of Operation Roaring Lion against Iran on Feb. 28.\u00a0
“The cumulative and multi-systemic impact on Hezbollah is severe and unprecedented, with more than 7,500 terrorists eliminated since the start of the war, 2,500 of them just since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion.<\/a> We will continue to strike the enemy wherever we can and deepen our achievements,\u201d Zamir said in a statement released by the IDF.\u00a0\u00a0
“Our goal is clear \u2014 to deepen the impact on Hezbollah, to push back the threats, and to strengthen the defense of the northern settlements,\u201d Zamir added regarding the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group. \u201cThis is the central objective guiding us in every action and every decision. Even at this moment, our forces are advancing and operating with force in the air and on the ground.\u201d\u00a0
Shortly before the statement was released, the IDF said the Israeli Air Force \u201cintercepted an unmanned aircraft that was identified in the airspace where IDF forces are operating in southern Lebanon.\u201d\u00a0
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told U.S. troops onboard the USS Boxer in Singapore on Friday that \u201cI know that you’re ready, and that gives me confidence\u201d when it comes to future potential military action against Iran.\u00a0<\/a>
\u201cSo right now, hey, Iran has a choice to meet at the table with the president to give up their nuclear program. And as the president said… in the Cabinet meeting… well, Iran can either do it the right way, with a deal, across the table, or they can deal with my guy on the left. It happened to be me, but it’s not me, it’s you guys,\u201d Hegseth said after joining the U.S. military personel for drills.\u00a0
\u201cIt’s what you’re ready to do, it\u2019s what the world knows you are prepared to do,\u201d Hegseth added. \u201cWhen I talked to the commanders, when I talked all you this morning, I know that you’re ready, and that gives me confidence. That gives the president confidence. And it should give the American people confidence.\u201d\u00a0
President Donald Trump, speaking during the Cabinet meeting this week,<\/a> said Iran “very much” wants to reach an agreement.\u00a0
“So far they haven’t gotten there. We’re not satisfied with it, but we will be, we will be. Either that or we’ll have to just finish the job,” the president warned.\u00a0\u00a0
“But their navy has gone, as I’ve said a thousand times, their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Everything’s gone and they’re negotiating on fumes. But we’ll see what happens. Maybe we have to go back and finish it. Maybe we don’t,” he continued.\u00a0
U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a memorandum of understanding at extending the ceasefire for 60 days and launching Iranian nuclear negotiations, but the plan needs Trump’s final approval, U.S. sources told Fox News.\u00a0
President Donald Trump<\/a> said any agreement with Iran would depend on securing a \u201cgood deal\u201d for the United States as negotiations over Tehran\u2019s nuclear program intensify alongside continued military tensions in the Persian Gulf.
\u201cA deal that wasn\u2019t going to be good for us is the line,\u201d Trump told Fox News host Lara Trump in an interview set to air this weekend. \u201cI negotiate. They negotiate. They\u2019re very good negotiators.\u201d
The comments come as U.S. and Iranian negotiators reportedly reached a tentative 60-day memorandum of understanding extending the current ceasefire and launching broader nuclear talks, though the agreement still requires Trump\u2019s final approval.
An All-Star Panel on Fox News’ ‘Special Report’ said the administration appears to be balancing pressure for a diplomatic breakthrough with ongoing military readiness as clashes between U.S. and Iranian forces continue near the Strait of Hormuz.
\u201cWe do not have unlimited patience,\u201d Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday, warning that if Trump determines a peace agreement is no longer possible, \u201ckinetic is back on the table.\u201d
The discussion comes after Iranian forces launched a missile toward Kuwait this week and Iranian state media falsely claimed Tehran had shot down a U.S. aircraft, a report later denied by U.S. officials and CENTCOM.
Panelists also debated whether a temporary ceasefire deal would sufficiently prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear capabilities, with concerns remaining over Tehran\u2019s enriched uranium stockpiles and the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC).
Be sure to watch the entire interview on “My View with Lara Trump” at 9 p.m. ET Saturday on Fox News Channel.<\/em>
Two U.S. officials told Fox News on Thursday that no American assets were shot down by Iran, pushing back on Iranian state media<\/a> reports claiming a U.S. aircraft had been downed.
\u201cNot true,\u201d one U.S. official told Fox News when asked about the report.
The denial comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran following recent drone interceptions near the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing negotiations over Iran\u2019s nuclear program.
Yesterday’s Fox News Digital live blog offers additional coverage of Iran conflict.<\/a>
Fox News’ Liz Friden contributed to this report.<\/em>
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