Trump Edits US-Iran Agreement on Enriched Uranium and Strait of Hormuz, Source Says
President Donald Trump has recently edited the possible US-Iran agreement, including on the enriched-uranium question and Strait of Hormuz governance, according to CBS reporting citing a source familiar with the talks. The edit is the operational mechanism behind Trump’s “tougher terms” signal from the weekend and is now the binding constraint on a signed deal. Trump separately said Iran talks are continuing at a “rapid pace”. The framework as originally drafted would extend the ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz with no tolls and start nuclear-programme talks. Either side can still walk the framework back from the brink.
The two specific edit areas are the most structurally binding parts of the framework. The enriched-uranium question covers the disposal pathway for Iran’s estimated 440.9 kg of 60%-enriched uranium stockpile — Iran has insisted any disposal must be under IAEA supervision and reportedly resisted the Vance request for a 20-year suspension. The Strait of Hormuz governance edit is likely the mechanism for managing the post-cessation naval traffic without a formal Iranian tolling arrangement; Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier in May the Iranian-proposed “tolling system” was “completely illegal”. If the Trump edits are accepted by the Iranian side, a signed deal is plausible in the next 48-72 hours; if rejected, the framework re-engages a renegotiation cycle.