Trump says ‘final determination’ to be made on possible Iran deal

Deep mistrust remains between Washington and Tehran as Iran says ‘no final agreement’ reached with US.United States President Donald Trump says he is meeting in the Situation Room to make a “final determination” on a possible deal with Iran that could extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.However, deep mistrust remains between the two sides. Iran’s foreign ministry said on Friday that there is still “no final agreement” on a deal with the US, while its top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Tehran would judge any agreement by actions rather than promises as talks continue.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran ambassador hits out at ‘country to the north’ in US World Cup visa rowlist 2 of 3State of trauma: Israel wrestles with mental aftershocks of warlist 3 of 3How the end of the nuclear file could reshape Iran, and the regionend of listIn his latest post on the Truth Social platform, Trump on Friday set out numerous conditions for Tehran to accept, including: never having a nuclear weapon or bomb, the Strait of Hormuz being open in both directions and without tolls, the removal of any remaining mines left in the Strait, and the US unearthing and destroying Iran’s enriched uranium that is buried.“Ships caught in the Strait due to our amazing and unprecedented Naval Blockade, which will now be lifted, may start the process of ‘heading home!’” Trump wrote.“No money will be exchanged until further notice. Other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to. I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination,” he added.Reporting from the White House, Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane said that in the past, the Trump administration has indicated that a deal has been reached, only to find out it has not.“If this was in fact a deal, it would be the entire wishlist of what the US was demanding and none of the concessions that Iranian were asking for,” she explained.Uncertainty about the details of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) has grown over the past week amid ongoing distrust between the two sides as they seek to end the three-month-long war.