The United States and Iran have reached the outline of a possible agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch fresh negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, the White House confirmed Thursday, signaling a possible diplomatic breakthrough even as tensions remain dangerously high in the region.

Any final arrangement would still require President Trump’s approval. The administration pushed back sharply against reports that surfaced Wednesday claiming a deal had already been finalized, dismissing those accounts as “propaganda.” The developing framework emerged even after Iran reportedly violated the cease-fire Thursday by firing toward a U.S. military installation in Kuwait, according to US Central Command.

Even after that reported attack, Washington has continued to observe the cease-fire and has not yet resumed broader military operations against Iran.

Under the proposed framework, the United States would lift its blockade on Iranian ports in return for Tehran restoring “unrestricted” maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, White House officials said. The arrangement would also trigger a 60-day diplomatic window during which American and Iranian officials would begin negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

As part of the deal, Iran would reportedly be prohibited from charging transit fees on vessels passing through the strategic waterway. Tehran would also be obligated to clear naval mines from the strait within 30 days.

The proposal further includes American commitments to discuss easing sanctions and releasing frozen Iranian assets during the negotiation process. In exchange, Iran would agree to discussions concerning the disposal of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and future limits on uranium enrichment.

An Iranian source told The Post that the framework largely mirrors details leaked Thursday to Iranian media — despite the White House Rapid Response 47 account on X dismissing those reports as a “complete fabrication.”

According to the leaked version, the United States would remove military forces positioned around Iran and end the naval blockade surrounding Iranian ports. In return, Iran would fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore civilian maritime activity to levels seen before the conflict within 30 days.

The leaked report also claimed the United States had agreed to permit Iran and Oman to jointly “manage” the strait after reopening it — a provision that appears to contradict longstanding American and international insistence that the waterway remain an international passage not controlled by any single country.

At the same time, senior Iranian officials appeared to publicly reject several principles reportedly included in the American proposal.

Ebrahim Azizi, who chairs the Iranian parliament’s national security commission, outlined what he described as Tehran’s non-negotiable demands for any future agreement.

“Iran will not be pushed back by Trump’s rhetoric from its red lines: the right to enrich uranium, possession of enriched uranium, authority over the Strait of Hormuz, and the removal of sanctions,” Azizi said on X.

“It is obvious Trump, seeking a way out of this strategic deadlock, alternates between issuing threats and appealing for an agreement,” he added.

Still, regional officials suggested the proposed American framework could create room for compromise on some of the most contentious issues dividing the two sides. One possibility under discussion, according to a regional source, would involve degrading Iran’s highly enriched uranium inside Iran itself rather than removing it entirely from the country.

“If I were in Trump’s position, I would want the enriched material degraded on Iranian soil in the presence of American/international experts with structured mechanisms and benchmarks put in place,” one person said.

“Giving it to Russians, Chinese or Pakistanis doesn’t suit US interests,” the person added, referring to previously floated options of what to do with Iran’s uranium.

{Matzav.com}