US Vows Interim Iran Deal Will Reopen Hormuz, End Nuclear Threat

The US said an interim peace deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz and ends Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions looks increasingly likely and could be signed within days, though conflicting messages between Washington and Tehran continued to cast doubt on that timeline.

A senior Trump administration official briefing reporters Friday said there was an 80% or 85% chance that an agreement gets signed soon, then added that some Iranian hardliners still want to kill any breakthrough. Those internal disagreements are being worked out, the official said.

The deal would ensure Iran doesn’t have a nuclear weapons program but would let ...