Iran has accepted ‘no actions’ in nuclear domain at this stage, Tasnim reports
Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran has “accepted no actions whatsoever in the nuclear domain at this stage”, saying the matter of nuclear negotiations has been deferred until after the war would be ended.
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Iran has not agreed to hand over highly enriched uranium stockpile, source says
A senior Iranian source told Reuters that Tehran has not agreed to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile. The source said Iran’s nuclear issue was not part of the preliminary agreement with the United States.
“The nuclear issue will be addressed in negotiations for a final agreement and are therefore not part of the current deal. There has been no agreement over Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile to be shipped out of the country,” said the source.
Rubio says announcement possible later Sunday on Iran war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said an announcement was possible later Sunday on a deal with Iran.
“I do think perhaps there is the possibility that in the next few hours the world will get some good news,” Rubio told reporters in New Delhi.
Traffic in Strait of Hormuz will return to pre-war level in 30 days under potential deal
A potential deal between Iran and the United States stipulates that the number of ships able to transit the Strait of Hormuz would return to the pre-war level within 30 days, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.
The naval blockade must be completely lifted within 30 days according to a memorandum of understanding, Tasnim said, adding that part of Iran’s frozen funds must be released in the first phase.
Child among three killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, hospital says
A pre-dawn Israeli airstrike killed three members of a Palestinian family, including a one-year-old child, in central Gaza, the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah said.
The hospital said around 10 people were also wounded.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military about the three deaths, though it said it had struck three Hamas weapons storage facilities in central Gaza over the preceding 24 hours.
At least 890 Palestinians have been killed since the October 10 ceasefire, according to Gaza’s health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the UN.
The Israeli military says five of its soldiers have also been during the same period.
Turkey ready to support potential Iran deal, Erdogan says
Turkey is ready to provide every kind of support during implementation of a potential deal with Iran, President Tayyip Erdogan said in a call with US President Donald Trump and regional leaders.
Erdogan’s office cited him as saying during the call that an agreement to secure free passage through the Strait of Hormuz would support stability in the region, providing relief to the global economy.
Axios says proposed US-Iran deal involves opening strait during 60-day ceasefire extension
The US and Iran are close to signing a deal involving a 60-day ceasefire extension, during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, Iran would be able to freely sell oil and negotiations would be held on curbing Iran’s nuclear program, Axios reported, citing a US official.
According to the Axios report, during the 60-day period, the Strait of Hormuz would be open with no tolls and Iran would agree to clear the mines it deployed in the strait to let ships pass freely.
In exchange, as part of the proposed deal, the US would lift its blockade on Iranian ports and issue some sanctions waivers to allow Iran to sell oil freely.
The draft agreement also includes commitments from Iran to never pursue nuclear weapons and to negotiate over a suspension of its uranium enrichment program and the removal of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, the Axios report said.
Iran executes person accused of sending information to US, Israel during war
Iran has executed a person for charges related to sending information to the United States and Israel during the war, the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.
The individual, identified as Mojtaba Kian, was sending data about Iran’s defence industry to “the enemy”, according to the news agency.
Israeli strike destroys Lebanon civil defence centre in Nabatieh
Lebanon’s civil defence agency said early on Sunday its regional facility in the southern city of Nabatieh had been destroyed by an Israeli strike.
The Directorate General of Civil Defence said the building had collapsed and a large number of vehicles and equipment had been damaged by a “direct hit in a hostile Israeli strike”.
It added there were no reports of casualties among its personnel, who had been moved to another location before the incident.
The civil defence agency condemned “this attack on a centre dedicated to humanitarian and relief work”, stressing that it was facing “growing risks and challenges” in carrying out its operations.
Trump says deal with Iran has been ‘largely negotiated’
A “largely negotiated” memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, although the Iranian Fars news agency disputed that claim.
Trump posted on social media that the emerging agreement would reopen the strait, the vital shipping passage whose closure upended global energy markets after the conflict started in February when the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. He 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 wrote on Truth Social.
Pakistan offers to host next Iran-US peace talks ‘very soon’
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday he hoped his country could soon host the next round of peace talks between Iran and the United States.
“Pakistan will continue its peace efforts with utmost sincerity and we hope to host the next round of talks very soon,” Sharif, whose country has played a key role in mediating between Washington and Tehran, posted on X.
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