Day 104 of Middle East War: Trump Claims Deal with Iran Imminent, Iran Denies; Latest Developments

(Central News Agency, Washington, 11th – Combined Foreign Reports) On the 104th day of the joint U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump announced an airstrike on Iran, only to cancel it hours later, hinting that a U.S.-Iran agreement is close to being finalized. Iran's Foreign Ministry immediately called this 'pure speculation,' emphasizing that no agreement has been reached.

Here is a summary of the latest developments in the Middle East war.

U.S. President Trump stated today that a 'great agreement' that could resolve the U.S.-Iran war will be finalized within days, saying 'the document is basically finalized, so we'll see.'

Trump said he expects a signing ceremony to be held soon, possibly in Europe, with Vice President JD Vance in attendance, and claimed that once signed, the Strait of Hormuz would be immediately reopened.

Trump stated, 'Most importantly, we have an agreement that ensures Iran will never possess nuclear weapons,' calling it a 'very big deal.'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said today that Trump has promised the U.S.-Iran agreement will include a clause requiring 'the removal of all enriched nuclear material from the Tehran regime,' a move welcomed by Israel.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei told state-run IRNA that reports of a final U.S.-Iran agreement are 'pure speculation,' stating that Iran has 'proven it will not back down from its self-defined red lines' and has not made a final decision on any agreement.

Baghaei noted that 'a large part of the agreement text was already finalized, but the U.S. side keeps changing its position,' and added that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz has become 'more unsafe' due to 'U.S. actions.'

On the military front, Iran launched an airstrike on Kuwaiti territory this morning, forcing a temporary closure of its airspace. Kuwaiti authorities later stated the attack damaged airport radar and caused injuries.

This is the second time in just over a week that Iran has attacked Kuwait's only international airport. Kuwaiti authorities said they have reopened the airspace for civilian flights after a brief closure following the latest Iranian attack.

After Trump announced and then canceled the airstrike plan within hours, expectations grew that the three-month-old U.S.-Iran war might be nearing an end, leading to lower international oil prices.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell $2.32, or 2.6%, to settle at $87.71 per barrel. Brent crude futures fell $2.72, or 2.9%, to settle at $90.38 per barrel.

The director of a hospital in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre told AFP today that ongoing Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon shattered hospital windows and destroyed cars parked in front, injuring 10 staff members.

Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israel struck several areas in southern Lebanon and a village in the Baalbek region in the east, a village located a considerable distance from the Israeli border. (Editor: Zhang Mingxuan) 1150612