Trump to Decide on US-Iran Peace Deal; Tehran Calls Claims 'Mixed with Truth and Lies'

US President Donald Trump stated he would decide today whether to reach a peace agreement with Iran. He indicated that Washington would lift its maritime blockade on Iran, but insisted that Tehran must open the Strait of Hormuz and agree never to possess nuclear weapons. Iranian sources, however, described Trump's claims regarding the deal as "mixed with truth and lies." According to AFP, Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he would hold a meeting in the White House Situation Room to make a final decision. While his post covered several key points of the US-Iran negotiations, it was not immediately clear which parts had been agreed upon. In the post, he stated that Iran "will immediately complete" the removal of mines from the Strait of Hormuz, and that the US maritime blockade on Iranian ports "will now be lifted," allowing tankers and other vessels to resume navigation. He said, "Iran must agree to never possess nuclear weapons or a nuclear bomb. The Strait of Hormuz must be opened immediately, with no tolls, allowing free two-way navigation." Trump also explicitly stated that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium "will be unearthed by the US... and destroyed in close coordination and cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)." Iran's Fars news agency cited an informed source today, reporting that Trump's recent remarks about a potential deal to end the Middle East war were a "mixture of truth and lies." Fars stated, "Trump claims that Iran is obligated to open the Strait of Hormuz without charging tolls, but there is no such clause in the agreement text." Regarding Trump's claim that Washington and Tehran would coordinate the destruction of Iran's enriched uranium, the report noted, "The informed source emphasized that this not only does not appear in the memorandum of cooperation, but the claim is fundamentally baseless."