U.S. and Iran Near Initial Framework to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

U.S. administration official told The New York Post on Sunday that finalizing a peace deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could take several days or up to a week. The same official said the Trump administration would lift sanctions and end the blockade of Iranian ports only after Iran surrenders its stockpile of enriched uranium.

The official indicated the draft agreement would first need to reach Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has remained in hiding since the war began and is believed to be injured. S. sanctions would require roughly seven days, the official added. The framework would give negotiators 30 days to work out how Iran will relinquish its uranium stockpile.

The administration has insisted any deal must prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. S. economic shock absorbers are reaching their limit, prompting the push to reopen the strait, the official said. S. requirements. Iranian leaders and state media have not commented publicly on the content of any potential agreement.