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An effort is underway to finalize a U.S.-Iran deal<\/a>, expected to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the push to finalize a memorandum of understanding<\/a> has been rattled by fresh Israeli strikes on Lebanon\u2019s capital.
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President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social Sunday that the strikes on Beirut <\/a>\u201cshould not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran.\u201d
\u201cWe are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down. There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon,\u201d he wrote, adding: \u201cLet\u2019s not blow it!\u201d
Three people were killed in Sunday\u2019s strike on Beirut\u2019s southern Dahieh suburb, according to Lebanon\u2019s Civil Defense Ministry. The Israeli military said it was attacking Hezbollah targets there in response to projectiles fired at northern Israel.
Trump had said on Saturday that the deal is \u201cscheduled to get signed tomorrow,\u201d but Iran has not yet announced a final decision on the agreement, and the fresh attacks on Lebanon have also seen Iranian officials raise doubts.
If America cannot stop Israel, \u201cthen talking about the process is no longer possible,\u201d the head of Iran\u2019s negotiating delegation, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, posted on X Sunday.
Mohammad Jafar Assadi, the deputy commander of \u2060Iran\u2019s top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya \u2060Central Headquarters, \u200bsaid \u2060that Israeli \u201ccrimes\u201d will \u200cnot go \u200cunanswered, according to state \u2060media.
In coordination with the United States, Qatari negotiators flew to Tehran Sunday morning to help facilitate the finalization of the agreement, a source with knowledge of the situation told NBC News.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif<\/a>, a key mediator, said on X early Saturday that finalization was \u201clikely expected in the next 24 hours,\u201d with Pakistan \u201cpreparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week.\u201d
But Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said later on Saturday that \u201cit will not be tomorrow,\u201d according to Iranian state media, without giving a reason for an apparent delay.
\u201cDue to the other side\u2019s inconsistency,\u201d Baghaei said, \u201cwe should remain cautious in making any statements about this process.\u201d
For weeks, the U.S. and Iran have appeared to be nearing a deal that would bring an end to a war that began when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran<\/a> at the end of February. Iran has since imposed strict controls over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which 20% of the world\u2019s oil passed before the war, causing chaos in the global markets.
A ceasefire deal was reached in mid-April, but the two sides have since exchanged intermittent fire, with strikes escalating in the past week even as diplomacy inched forward.
Oil prices fell below $90 a barrel Friday morning after Trump said a peace deal was within reach. U.S. crude oil futures for July delivery were at $85 per barrel Sunday, while August futures for international benchmark Brent were around $87 per barrel.
The memorandum of understanding would reopen the Strait of Hormuz immediately without tolls and restore prewar shipping within approximately 30 days, as well as lifting the U.S. blockade of Iran\u2019s ports, according to a regional source, a source familiar with the agreement and a diplomat with knowledge of the text.
The agreement would include a 60-day extension of the current ceasefire, which effectively collapsed this week with both sides resuming strikes. The deal requires an end to fighting in Lebanon, where Israel has continued a deadly offensive against Hezbollah despite existing ceasefire agreements.
But Israel is not a direct party to the U.S.-Iran deal, and has also insisted it will continue striking Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
Meanwhile, on Friday Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi outlined terms for the deal that seemingly differ from the U.S. interpretation.
He told Iranian state media that Tehran intends to charge a service fee for ships passing through the strait, adding that while \u201cit is not possible to levy a toll on passage through the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Iran would maintain control over the waterway and charge a fee for \u201cservices provided.\u201d
He also said that Iran\u2019s \u201csword will remain poised over the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely.\u201d
Another part of the deal is for the U.S. and Iran to respect each other\u2019s sovereignty and not meddle in each other\u2019s affairs, Araghchi said, according to the semiofficial Fars news agency.
Details regarding two key issues \u2014 Iran\u2019s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions \u2014 will be finalized in the next stage of negotiations, Araghchi said.
Trump officials have cited the destruction of Iran\u2019s nuclear program as a key objective of the conflict. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.<\/a>, warned on X Friday that the terms described by Iranian media would be \u201cawful\u201d and that Trump\u2019s \u201cred line\u201d on nuclear enrichment must hold. He welcomed reassurances from Trump, who has contested parts of the deal claimed by Iran.
Iran\u2019s Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, the military adviser to the country\u2019s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said that Trump has agreed to release $24 billion of Iran\u2019s frozen assets \u201cbut is unwilling to announce it publicly,\u201d according to a report<\/a> by the Young Journalists Club, which is affiliated with Iranian state TV.
In a phone call with Axios, Trump told the outlet he had demanded clarification from Iran over reports that claimed the country would receive billions in frozen assets after the deal was signed, adding that officials privately \u201capologized for putting out false information.\u201d
Freddie Clayton is a freelance journalist based in London.\u00a0
Keir Simmons is chief international correspondent for NBC News, based in Dubai.
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