US and Iran reach preliminary agreement, begin nuclear negotiations.

US officials said the United States and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement in negotiations, although President Donald Trump has not yet signed it and tensions in the region remain high.

CNN, citing US officials on May 28, warned that President Trump's approval would be key to any agreement. Trump had said the day before that he was unhappy with the current state of negotiations with Iran.

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It remains unclear whether Iran's supreme leader has signed the preliminary agreement, another necessary step to end the conflict. However, the completion of a preliminary agreement between the two countries is a sign that diplomacy is progressing, despite the hostilities between the US and Iran over the past 48 hours.

According to U.S. officials, the memorandum will include provisions to lift restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing free passage for ships, and for the U.S. to lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports.

The preliminary agreement will trigger a 60-day negotiating period to resolve Iran's nuclear program, including the fate of the Islamic nation's highly enriched uranium. Sources noted that the most difficult issues related to Iran's nuclear program still need to be resolved in the negotiations.

Previously, Trump had expressed optimism about a deal with Iran, but then changed his stance. US sources warned that any progress in the negotiations could be quickly reversed if the White House decided not to approve it.

Trump is under pressure from fellow Republicans as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reject a deal that could ease pressure on Iran.

A person familiar with the matter revealed that Trump is seeking advice to ensure the deal is strong enough. The current US president is focused on ensuring the potential agreement is promoted more strongly than the international nuclear deal JCPOA, which was signed with Tehran under former President Barack Obama in 2015. Trump withdrew the US from the JCPOA during his first presidential term.

Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on May 28, citing anonymous sources close to the negotiations, that the agreement text "is not yet finalized or definitively defined." According to these sources, Iran has not yet informed the mediator Pakistan that the text has been completed.

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