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When trading resumed on Sunday evening Brent futures fell $4.64 to $98.90 a barrel by 22:03 GMT and U.S. crude to $92.18; by Monday afternoon Brent was down nearly 7% at $96.30. CBS reported that a draft proposal had Iran reopening the strait immediately and restoring pre-war traffic within 30 days.
Netanyahu said that in a call the previous night he and Trump agreed any final agreement must dismantle Iran's enrichment sites and remove its enriched material, and that Trump reaffirmed Israel's right to act "on every front, including Lebanon". An Iranian source told Al Jazeera Washington was retreating on the frozen-assets mechanism and the scope of a Lebanon ceasefire.
Trump wrote that he had told negotiators not to rush and that the naval blockade "will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed". A senior administration official said Iran had agreed in principle to dispose of its highly enriched uranium, with Hormuz reopening in exchange for lifting the blockade.
After a call with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain, Trump said an agreement had been "largely negotiated", subject to finalisation, and that "the Strait of Hormuz will be opened". Iran's Fars agency said the strait would remain under Iranian management even if traffic returned to pre-war levels.
The four-week review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ended without consensus, its president Do Hung Viet of Vietnam said, citing as "a very important reason" a draft provision that Iran "can never seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons". It was the third consecutive review conference to fail.
Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran and met Foreign Minister Araghchi late into the night, then Speaker Ghalibaf, President Pezeshkian and Interior Minister Momeni. Pakistan's military said on May 23 the intensive talks had brought "encouraging progress towards a final understanding", and Reuters said Iran and Pakistan then sent a revised proposal to Washington.
The European Council amended its existing Iran sanctions framework so it can impose travel bans and asset freezes on people responsible for undermining freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the blockade contrary to international law; no names were listed yet.
An overnight strike on an ambulance centre of the Hezbollah-linked Islamic Health Committee in Hannaouiyeh killed four paramedics, and a strike on Deir Qanoun en-Nahr near Tyre later on Friday killed six people including two Amal-affiliated Risala Scouts rescuers and a Syrian girl, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. The ministry called both attacks violations of international law.
Treasury sanctioned nine people in Lebanon it accused of obstructing the peace process and Hezbollah's disarmament, including army Colonel Samir Hamadi and security officer Khattar Nasser Eldin, the first Lebanese officers it has sanctioned, and also targeted Iran's ambassador-designate Mohammad Reza Sheibani, whom Beirut had declared persona non grata in March. Lebanon's army said it had not been told in advance and that its soldiers were loyal.
Reuters, citing two senior Iranian sources, reported that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had formally ordered that the highly enriched uranium stockpile stay in Iran; a senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera the report was "propaganda" and that Iran would downblend the material itself. Trump told reporters "we will get it" and would probably destroy it.
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority defined its zone as running from Kuh-e Mubarak in Iran to south of Fujairah at the strait's eastern end and from Qeshm Island to Umm al-Quwain in the west, saying any transit requires its authorisation. On May 21 Rubio said a toll system would make a deal unfeasible and Trump said "we don't want tolls".
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Iran had received "the points of view of the American side" and was examining them, and that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi's second visit in a week was to help exchange messages and clarify texts. He repeated Iran's demands for the release of frozen assets and an end to the U.S. blockade; Naqvi met President Pezeshkian the same day.
Brent crude fell 5.2% to $105.47 a barrel and U.S. crude 5% to $98.94 after Trump told reporters "We're in final stages of Iran", adding that there would be either a deal or "some things that are a little bit nasty".
In a statement the Revolutionary Guards said Iran had not yet brought "all the capacities" of the country into action, and that if aggression were repeated the war "will this time spread beyond the region" with blows "in places you cannot even imagine".
Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy joined most Democrats to discharge the resolution from committee, with Democrat John Fetterman opposed and three Republicans not voting; the measure needs further votes and would face a veto. On May 21 House Republican leaders called off a vote on a similar resolution.
An Israeli air strike on Deir Qanoun en-Nahr in the Tyre district killed 10 people including three women and three children, the National News Agency said, and the Health Ministry put Tuesday's toll across the south at 19 dead, with others killed in Nabatieh city and Kfar Sir. Israel had warned residents of about a dozen towns to flee.
Treasury and the State Department sanctioned the Iran-based Amin Exchange and front companies in the UAE, Turkey and Hong Kong that they said laundered money for sanctioned Iranian banks, plus 19 vessels carrying Iranian oil and petrochemicals. Treasury said it may impose secondary sanctions on foreign banks, including those tied to China's independent "teapot" refineries.
Trump said Qatar's emir, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed asked him to hold off the attack "scheduled for tomorrow" because serious negotiations were under way, and that he told Hegseth and Gen. Daniel Caine to be ready for a "full, large scale assault" at a moment's notice. On May 19 he said he had been "an hour away" from deciding and would give talks two or three days.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a new 30-day general licence would let the most vulnerable nations buy Russian oil stranded at sea, after the earlier waiver introduced to ease the Hormuz supply shock expired on May 16 without renewal. He said it would also reduce China's ability to stockpile discounted oil.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz; the authority said passage without its permission "will be considered illegal", and the IRGC said fibre-optic cables under the strait could also be made subject to permits. Iran said its technical teams were negotiating a transit mechanism with Oman.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Iran had reviewed "corrective notes" relayed by Pakistan and sent its own positions back, and Tasnim said a 14-point proposal had been submitted while Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi extended his visit to Tehran to a third day. Tasnim also reported, citing an unnamed source, that the latest U.S. draft offered to waive oil sanctions during talks, which Washington did not confirm.