Some of the vessels were even escorted by the US Navy, said Israel Hayom, which cited three unidentified diplomatic and intelligence sources. According to the report, the vessels were headed to Europe and East Asia, mostly India or China. Trump on Friday said he was entering the Situation Room for a “final determination” on Iran, after the White House said that, pending his approval, Washington and Tehran had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the sides would hammer out nuclear commitments.
The Situation Room meeting ended inconclusively, according to US media, and Iranian officials denied Trump’s suggestions that the memorandum of understanding contains nuclear concessions or a commitment to fully reopening the strait. The senior official cited by Axios said Trump asked his team during the meeting to amend the timetable of the nuclear talks, in which the US seeks to remove about 10 warheads’ worth of highly enriched uranium that Iran has amassed. The material is thought to have been buried after the US hit key Iranian nuclear sites during the June 2025 Israel-Iran war.
Trump wants “more specifics about how the US gets the material and the timing,” the official was quoted as saying. According to the official, the Iranians would need about three days to get back to Trump because “they’re literally in caves and they’re not using email.” Washington is “willing to wait so the president gets what he asks for,” the official said. “It could be a week. It could be less. It could be more. At the turn of the week, we hope to have something.” The White House did not immediately comment, Axios said. (Read More)
