The war with Iran has entered its fourth month without a comprehensive agreement, according to an NPR segment aired Saturday. Negotiators have focused on extending a ceasefire, while a broader deal addressing Iran’s nuclear program has yet to materialize.
Vice President JD Vance told reporters Friday that President Donald Trump was close to signing an agreement, NPR reported.
Trump later said he was going into the White House Situation Room for a high-level meeting on the potential deal “to make a final determination,” and he stayed for roughly two hours. As of the broadcast, no decision had been publicly announced, NPR said.
In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly suggested an agreement was near while also issuing threats tied to the negotiations, according to NPR. The outlet reported that Trump has also raised a new condition: he said he might not sign a deal unless Gulf Arab states such as Qatar join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel.
NPR also reported that the Strait of Hormuz remained “functionally closed” and that there was still no announced plan to remove nuclear material from Iran—factors that have complicated efforts to move beyond a temporary ceasefire extension toward a broader settlement.
