Trump seeking edits to US-Iran deal, US media report

Trump seeking edits to US-Iran deal, US media report44 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAna FaguyAre the US and Iran close to reaching a peace deal… again?President Donald Trump has requested that edits be made to the US-Iran deal aimed at bringing an end to fighting that began earlier this year, US media reported. The changes are related to the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of highly enriched uranium, CBS News, the BBC's US news partner, reported. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's chief negotiator, said on Sunday that Tehran would not agree to any deal unless Iranian rights were fully secured. The president and senior aides met on Friday to make a "final determination" about a framework for extending the ceasefire with Iran, but the meeting concluded without clarity on the next steps.The latest iteration of the deal, first reported by Axios on Saturday, includes a 60-day cessation of violence, a call to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and a framework to reopen negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, according to CBS. Should diplomacy progress, the deal also reportedly involves potential sanctions relief to Iran that could allow it to access billions of dollars in frozen assets, CBS said. Sunday's reports of further edits are the latest development in days-long negotiations between the White House and Tehran on the framework of a deal aimed at ending the months-long war.On Thursday, US officials said the two countries had agreed on a framework - known as a memorandum of understanding - pending the approval of Trump and Iran's leadership."The one guarantee that I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons. They've agreed to that, and it was very interesting," he told his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, in an interview on her Fox News show on Thursday.He also told her that he was in "no hurry" to make a deal.Ahead of the Situation Roo...