{"id":2607874,"date":"2026-05-28T13:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-nears-60-day-ceasefire-with-iran-but-trump-needs-to-bless-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:13:52","slug":"us-nears-60-day-ceasefire-with-iran-but-trump-needs-to-bless-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-nears-60-day-ceasefire-with-iran-but-trump-needs-to-bless-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"US nears 60-day ceasefire with Iran, but Trump needs to bless deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-nears-60-day-ceasefire-with-iran-but-trump-needs-to-bless-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607874&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the U.S. and Iranian negotiators have agreed to extend their ceasefire by two months and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-russia-prisoner-swap-underway-trump-hopes-it-could-lead-to-something-big-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap underway, ... hopes it could \u2018lead to something big\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">start substantive talks<\/a> on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, though President Donald trump is still considering the final terms. The arrangement is set out as a memorandum of understanding and is meant to push both sides toward broader agreement while light fighting continues near the Strait of Hormuz. <\/p>\n<p>Under the deal, trade through the Strait of Hormuz would be \u201cunrestricted,\u201d while Washington and Tehran continue working out details related to iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions. A U.S. official said the goal is simply to \u201cget everybody to the table,\u201d and that Trump wants a few days to reflect before formally finalizing approval. Trump has also indicated he would like arab Gulf nations to join the Abraham Accords as part of a wider framework, while not making it a hard requirement for ending the war. He additionally said he would be uncomfortable with China or Russia handling the removal of Iran\u2019s enriched uranium, emphasizing that preventing Iran from acquiring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pm-netanyahu-israel-will-not-allow-iran-to-obtain-a-nuclear-weapon\/\" title=\"PM Netanyahu: Israel will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon\">nuclear weapon<\/a> remains central to the negotiations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4574815\/vance-cant-say-if-iran-negotiating-in-good-faith\/\">Iranian<\/a> negotiators have agreed to extend the ceasefire for two months and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >begin substantive negotiations<\/a> on the future of Iran\u2019s nuclear program, but President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4583706\/trump-vance-fraud-save-social-security-balanced-budget\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is still mulling the final agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement, officially a memorandum of understanding, comes as Trump\u2019s negotiating team has raced to close the gap between Washington, D.C., and Tehran, even as light fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz continues, including two separate incidents in the past two days.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4585269\/watch-live-vance-air-force-academy-commencement\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Vance speaks at Air Force Academy Commencement ceremony<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4584953\/trump-revised-lawsuit-publisher-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump files revised lawsuit against publisher of Epstein birthday letter<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4583505\/maga-recruits-300-million-war-chest-postpone-trump-lame-duck-era\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New MAGA recruits and $300 million war chest postpone Trump\u2019s lame-duck era<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> confirmed the details of the deal after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/05\/28\/iran-peace-deal-trump-approval\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>  first reported it. As agreed to, the deal will lead to \u201cunrestricted\u201d commerce through the Strait of Hormuz, while Washington and Tehran continue to negotiate on Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is an agreement to get everybody to the table,\u201d\u00a0a U.S. official told <em>Axios<\/em>. \u201cWe will work out the details in the negotiations. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-biden-should-fire-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-for-saying-climate-change-is-greatest-threat\/\" title=\"...: Biden Should \u2018Fire The Joint Chiefs Of Staff\u2019 For Saying \u2018Climate Change\u2019 Is \u2018Greatest Threat\u2019\">president relayed<\/a> to the mediators that he wants a couple of days to think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4576342\/trump-israel-prime-minister\/\">Trump<\/a> on Wednesday expressed confidence that a deal could be made with Iran but predicted that wouldn\u2019t happen for one to two weeks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, Trump said he would like to see the Arab Gulf nations sign onto the Abraham Accords as part of the broader deal, but stopped short of making that a requirement for ending the war. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4581682\/trump-cabinet-takeaways-iran\/\"><strong>FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM TRUMP\u2019S 12TH CABINET MEETING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019ll be historic if they do it,\u201d he told reporters during his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4581682\/trump-cabinet-takeaways-iran\/\">Cabinet<\/a> meeting. \u201cI think they owe that to us. To be honest, I think, because that really would be a tremendous sign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president additionally stated that he would not be \u201ccomfortable\u201d with either of Iran\u2019s remaining global allies, China and Russia, handling the removal of enriched uranium from the country. Trump has repeatedly stated that his core focus of the war and ceasefire negotiations is to prevent Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. and Iranian negotiators extend ceasefire two months and start nuclear talks, but Trump still reviews the deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3421,"featured_media":2607875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26147629959972_57ea4f.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13427,3817,70344,73799,28997],"class_list":["post-2607874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ceasefire","tag-diplomacy","tag-donald-trump-2","tag-middle-east-2","tag-us-iran"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26147629959972_57ea4f.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3421"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607874"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607878,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607874\/revisions\/2607878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}