US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire 60 days and open nuclear track

U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement, reported May 28-29, 2026, to extend the ceasefire in the roughly three-month-old war by 60 days and open a fresh round of talks on Iran's nuclear program, pending President Trump's final approval. Per AP, the framework requires Iran to remove all mines from the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days and bars it from imposing tolls on the waterway; in return the U.S. would gradually lift its naval blockade on Iranian ports and ease sanctions to permit increased oil sales.

AP reported Iran holds 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% purity, the disposition of which is to be negotiated during the 60-day window. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said a 14-clause memorandum of understanding was in final drafting; he said nuclear details would be handled separately after a ceasefire deal.

Vice President JD Vance, who confirmed the U.S. side's involvement, said it was 'hard to say exactly when or if the president's going to sign.' Reporting across outlets named the negotiating principals as U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, Vance, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir as mediator. The original ceasefire began April 8, 2026 as a two-week pause and had been extended; the war itself began February 28, 2026.