Iran has pushed back against US President Donald Trump's claim that a peace agreement has been approved, saying no final text has been accepted despite ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
Trump announced on Thursday that he had cancelled planned US strikes against Iran after what he described as a major breakthrough in talks aimed at extending the ceasefire, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and addressing concerns over Iran's nuclear programme.
Trump says agreement has backing from Iranian leadership
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he believed Iran's top leadership had signed off on the proposal.
"We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran...The strait will officially open as soon as we sign, which could be soon, very soon, maybe over the weekend in Europe," he said.
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He later added, "We took them out at night, and the Strait will officially open as soon as we sign, which could be sent very soon, maybe over the weekend in Europe."
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening."
He also claimed that the final points of a memorandum of understanding had been approved by multiple regional stakeholders, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt.
🚨 President Donald J. Trump on cancelled scheduled strikes against Iran. pic.twitter.com/iIijh6j5m2
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 11, 2026
Iran says negotiations are still unfinished
Iranian media and officials, however, presented a different picture.
Per NDTV, Fars news agency quoted a source close to Iran's negotiating team as saying, "No text for a preliminary memorandum of understanding with the United States has been approved."
Tasnim news agency urged caution, noting that similar announcements by Trump in the past had not resulted in agreements. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei also stressed that talks remain unresolved, reported NDTV.
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"Most of the text had already been finalised, but the Americans kept changing their positions," he said.
"Iran has demonstrated that it does not compromise on what it has defined as its red lines," he added. "Iran has not yet reached a final decision regarding an agreement."
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Key issues still under discussion
Behind the scenes, negotiators have continued working on unresolved issues, including the release of Iran's frozen assets, arrangements for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the framework for future nuclear negotiations during a proposed 60-day ceasefire period.
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According to reports cited by NDTV, discussions in Tehran narrowed the differences between the two sides, but Iranian officials indicated that final approval from the country's leadership is still pending.
