Trump Says Framework of Iran Deal 'largely Negotiated'

Sunday, May 24, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Saturday that a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal with Iran is "largely negotiated," as both countries and mediators in Pakistan reported progress.

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i dont understand why everyone is treating this "deal is close in iran" talk exactly as seriously as the last dozen "deal is close in iran" talk
-- Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew.bsky.social) 9:45 AM Â· May 24, 2026

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... Trump did not say what else would be included in an agreement. "Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly," Trump said.

Iran's Fars news agency reported early on Sunday that the agreement would allow Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz. It said Trump's assertion that an agreement was nearly final was "inconsistent with reality."
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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-23 07:40 PM | Reply

... reopen the Strait of Hormuz ...

So ... go back to the way the Strait had been before Pres Trump's unprovoked war with Iran?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-23 07:42 PM | Reply

Then there's this ...

Iran, Oman discuss Strait of Hormuz toll system: Report
thehill.com

... Iran and Oman have discussed setting up a toll system to charge vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, despite President Trump's condemnation of charging fees to pass through the waterway.

"Iran and Oman must mobilize all their resources both to provide security services and to manage navigation in the most appropriate manner," Iranian Ambassador to France Mohammad Amin-Nejad on Wednesday told Bloomberg News, which first reported the talks. ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-23 09:05 PM | Reply

@#3

So, Pres Trump's unprovoked war with Iran may result in the charging of tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz?

I'd like to be a fly on the wall of the negotiations taking place...

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-23 09:07 PM | Reply

may result in the charging of tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz

Not a big obstacle. Lewzer told Panama to stop charging fees to transit the canal, and that was that.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-05-23 10:06 PM | Reply

@#5

Yeah, but ...

Pres Trump has also said that the US controls the Strait of Homuz.

www.cnbc.com

... Trump said his administration had "total control" of the waterway. ...

If that is the case, the why has shipping through the Strait been all but stopped of late?

Is Pres Trump lying? Again?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-23 10:14 PM | Reply

why has shipping through the Strait been all but stopped of late?

Maritime insurance underwriters.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-05-23 11:03 PM | Reply

@#7

Yeah, I understand that aspect. The insurers are currently concerned (understatement) about the risk of ships traversing the Strait.

But if, as Pres Trump states, the US is in full control of the Strait, why would the insurance companies have such an issue?

Could [gasp] Pres Trump be lying [again]?

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-23 11:48 PM | Reply

Pudding is chocolate.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-24 12:44 AM | Reply

US is in full control of the Strait, why would the insurance companies have such an issue?

They don't believe it. Neither does anyone else.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-05-24 12:54 PM | Reply

The deal is so close we started dropping bombs again, to protect troops in the area, according to Rubio. www.msn.com

#11 | Posted by mattm at 2026-05-26 08:12 AM | Reply

The light of a new work week reveals that Der Dotard, at best, is helping his friends trade ahead of his Troof blurbs. The so-called president has no clue how to negotiate with the toughest bunch of negotiators Trump, his wooden boy son-in-law and condo salesman Steve Witless have ever faced. This situation will still be going on for the Mid-Terms (if allowed to proceed unimpeded), and so long as the Dems figure out a coherent strategy they will wipe the floor with the MAGA crowd, with impeachment hearings commencing shortly thereafter...

#12 | Posted by catdog at 2026-05-26 08:31 AM | Reply

"The deal is so close we started dropping bombs again, to protect troops in the area, according to Rubio."

That "cease fire" is sure holding. Nothing Donald Trump says about anything can be believed! Why do so many people support such a liar?

#13 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-26 08:34 AM | Reply

The Iranian navy, which has been destroyed eight times, closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because the United States for the seventh time won the war that wasn't a war, so the United States can open the Strait of Hormuz that was open before the not war.

The not war that started to get the uranium that was completely obliterated, so that the Iranians can't build the nuclear bomb that they weren't building for the not war that the United States started.

Then the United States which has nuclear weapons threatening to use nuclear weapons to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons because having nuclear weapons is dangerous.

If the United States saw what the United States is doing in the United States, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States.

#14 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2026-05-26 08:50 AM | Reply

"90% completed. Maybe even 95%. Just have to work out opening the straight, payment for damages and the nuclear program. But other than that 99% done."

#15 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-05-26 09:18 AM | Reply

Trumpy has a concept of plan for a memorandum of understanding that is a plan for a plan to begin a negotiation about negotiations. Someday.

But who will begin negotiations with someone who bombs them if they don't like how the negotiations are going? What's the point of negotiating with someone like that? Just get to the bombings. Because that is what Trumpy wants to do. So just do it and STFU.

They have been singing it as a joke for years. "Bomb bomb bomb.. bomb bomb Iran!"

Now he has the reigns of power and that's how he gonna use it. No matter what Congress says.

#16 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-26 02:45 PM | Reply