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Several Americans were hurt in a missile attack on a Kuwaiti air base over the past day as a White House meeting to discuss extending the ceasefire with Iran ended without conclusion.<\/p>\n
The lack of public comment after the Situation Room talks on Friday, despite President Donald Trump earlier suggesting an agreement was near, was the latest conflicting signal from Washington over the prospects for a deal with Tehran as the conflict drags into its fourth month.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trump had said in a social media post that he was ready to make a \u201cfinal determination\u201d on a preliminary agreement to extend a tenuous truce. However, the two-hour meeting ended with no announcements from the president, according to a White House official who requested anonymity to discuss private talks.<\/p>\n
Trump will only make a deal that satisfies his red lines, the official said, referring to the president\u2019s demands that Iran must abandon its nuclear program, give up its enriched uranium supplies and open the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Americans Injured in Iranian Missile Strike on Kuwaiti Air Base<\/p>\n
The back-and-forth continued a pattern of both sides suggesting an agreement was near, before signaling disagreement over many of the same sticking points, including the fate of Iran\u2019s uranium and nuclear ambitions as well as freedom of navigation of the critical waterway.<\/p>\n
Markets have been whipsawed by the abrupt turns in rhetoric, but hopes that a ceasefire extension helped drive stocks toward a historic streak of weekly gains, even as sporadic attacks occur.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An Iranian ballistic missile strike on a Kuwaiti air base within the past 24 hours caused minor injuries to several Americans and seriously damaged two MQ-9 Reaper strike drones, according to a person with direct knowledge of the attack, who requested anonymity to describe details that aren\u2019t public.<\/p>\n
The missile was intercepted but falling debris hurt about five people including contractors and active duty personnel, the person said. One Reaper was destroyed and at least one other was seriously damaged. The drones cost about $30 million each.<\/p>\n
US Central Command didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Repeated Demands<\/p>\n
In his social media post on Friday, Trump repeated demands that Iran never develop nuclear weapons and reopen Hormuz without tolls, but didn\u2019t say whether Iran had agreed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
US officials on Thursday confirmed that negotiators had reached a memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch further talks on the nuclear issue, pending Trump\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n
Yet hours after that confirmation, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to acknowledge a tentative deal, and Vice President JD Vance told reporters the sides were \u201cgoing back and forth on a couple of language points.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Bessent Says \u2018We\u2019ll See\u2019 on Potential Iran Sanctions Relief\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bessent outlined three \u201cred lines\u201d as prerequisites for any agreement: Iran reopening Hormuz, surrendering its highly enriched uranium and ending its nuclear program. Trump has sent mixed messages on those sticking points, on whether and how he might compromise.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In prepared remarks delivered in California on Friday, the Treasury chief suggested the US could remove some sanctions on Iran, depending on how matters proceed in the current standoff with Tehran.<\/p>\n
On Hormuz, Trump previously said Iran and the US could manage its traffic in a\u00a0joint venture. This week, the US leader said emphatically no one country would control the strait but that the US would \u201cwatch over\u201d it. On Iran\u2019s nuclear program, Trump has said he would\u00a0accept\u00a0only a permanent suspension. More recently, he told reporters a 20-year halt to the program would be \u201cenough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s side of the talks have remained opaque. On Friday, Iranian state media said the MOU wasn\u2019t finalized and had changed in recent days. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said they had \u201cno trust in guarantees or words\u201d and that \u201cno action will be taken before the other side acts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trump has insisted he won\u2019t be rushed into a bad deal, even as he denies that war isn\u2019t the military quagmire he\u2019s long warned against. The conflict he\u2019s called an \u201cexcursion\u201d has well surpassed an initial four- to six-week projected timeline. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Polls show Americans disapprove of the conflict and soaring gasoline prices are amplifying worries about the economy. In public, Trump has said he doesn\u2019t care about the political strain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For all the mismatched rhetoric, there\u2019s a broad understanding Trump alone will make the final call. \u201cEverything depends on what the president wants to do,\u201d Bessent said.<\/p>\n
Other Iran News:<\/p>\n
Qatar\u00a0said\u00a0it might be possible to negotiate a temporary fee that ships passing through the waterway would pay Iran for services like mine clearing. But it opposed a permanent toll for transit, which the US, Europe and other Gulf nations also reject.<\/p>\n
US Treasury Department\u00a0affirmed\u00a0that US persons aren\u2019t allowed to make deals with Iran to safely sail through the strait \u2014 even those which don\u2019t involve paying a toll \u2014 and that doing so could put them at risk of sanctions.<\/p>\n
Shipowners are increasingly\u00a0optimistic\u00a0about a pickup in traffic after more vessels left the waterway this week, with the US sharing information to aid those making the journey.<\/p>\n
Omani authorities urged caution for vessels and seafarers after the sighting of a floating object suspected to be a naval mine west of the Inshore Traffic Zone in the Strait of Hormuz within Omani territorial seas.<\/p>\n
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