Although U.S. and Iranian negotiators have agreed to broad principles of a deal, including on several of the thorniest of issues that divide the bitter rivals, President Trump cautions the White House will not be rushing into signing any agreement. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
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President Trump and Iranian negotiators are working toward an agreement to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to stabilize global oil prices. While broad principles have been agreed upon regarding nuclear stockpiles and the waterway, the White House maintains that the blockade will remain until a deal is officially signed and certified.
Tonight, details are emerging of the agreement that could wind down the Iran war. In a social
post today, President Trump wrote, if I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one.
He added, I don't make bad deals. The agreement would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, vital to the
flow of the world's oil supply. Its closure has sent gas prices soaring. Today, prices averaging
$4.51 a gallon. That's up $1.52 since the war started nearly three months ago. Tonight,
Israeli's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he and President Trump remain united on
preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. CBS's MTS Tayyab is in Tel Aviv with the very
latest on that, MTS. Jericho, good evening. Although U.S. and Iranian negotiators have
agreed to broad principles of a deal, including on several of the thorniest of issues that divide
the bitter rivals, President Trump cautions the White House will not be rushing into signing
any agreement. The future of the Strait of Hormuz is one of the biggest points of contention between
the U.S. and Iran after Tehran effectively shut the waterway since the start of the war,
and the White House retaliated by imposing its own blockade, causing gas prices to soar.
In a true social post today, President Trump said, quote, the blockade will remain in full
force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified and signed. But a senior Trump
administration official told CBS News considerable progress has been made on the opening of the
strait. So, too, on Iran's nuclear program, including its large stockpiles of highly enriched
uranium, with the same official saying there's, quote, no dispute that the stockpiled material
would be disposed of. It's a question of how. Tonight, Iran's President Massoud Pazdeskian
said his country did not want the bomb. We are now ready to reassure the world that we are not
seeking nuclear weapons, he said. But Pazdeskian also lashed out at Israel, calling it a, quote,
destabilizing force in the region. Tehran insists Israel's war in Lebanon be part of any deal.
Despite a ceasefire, the Israeli military's confrontation with the Iranian proxy group
Hezbollah has been devastating. At least 3,100 people have been killed in Lebanon since March,
including 210 children, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
In a post on X, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said President Trump,
quote, reaffirmed Israel's right to defend itself against threats on every front,
including Lebanon, which has widely been interpreted as Israel would continue to
carry out strikes there, regardless of Tehran's objections. And tonight, U.S. officials say they
believe Iran's new supreme leader has approved the broad template for a draft deal, but that
any agreement would lead to further negotiations, Jerica, rather than a final settlement.
M.T.S. Tayeb in Tel Aviv. Thank you.
