President Donald Trump said Friday he is making a 'final determination' on a preliminary deal to extend a fragile ceasefire with Iran, even as Iranian state-affiliated media insisted no final understanding has been reached. The dueling announcements — Trump's social media post and Iran's Tasnim news agency denial — underline the persistent uncertainty around the status of a 60-day truce extension aimed at freezing Tehran's nuclear program. Meanwhile, a key sticking point remains: the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran seeks permanent influence and Trump demands unrestricted access, according to reports.

The 60-Day Extension That No Side Will Confirm Is Signed

Trump's Friday post from the Situation Room declared he would make a 'final determination' on an agreement to extend the current ceasefire by 60 days. Yet according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, no final understanding has been reached, and talks about Tehran's nuclear program are not even taking place. The contradictory statements echo weeks of back-and-forth: both sides have previously hailed progress, only for the standoff to drag on, as the source report notes.

Strait of Hormuz: Iran's Demand for Permanent Influence vs. Trump's Call for Unrestricted Access

The status of the Strait of Hormuz is the most concrete issue underpinning the negotiations. Trump has said the strait must reopen with unrestricted access, while Iran has indicated it seeks some form of permanent influence over the waterway, the report says.. The effective closure of Hormuz since the war began in late February has curbed about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, boosting prices and inflation. a US-Iran memorandum of understanding, as Axios reported , would gaurantee unrestricted shipping and require Iran to remove all mines from the strait within 30 days — but Tehran has not confirmed accepting those terms.

Ghalibaf's 'No Trust in Guarantees' and the Three Red Lines

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf , a key figure in wartime leadership , posted that 'we have no trust in guarantees or words, the only criterion is action.' He added that 'the winner of any agreement is the one who is better prepared for war the day after,' according to the source. On the US side, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated Trump's three red lines: reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran surrendering its highly enriched uranium, and ending its nuclear program. vance told reporters the two sides are 'going back and forth on a couple of language points' on nuclear capabilities.

What the Language Points Disagree On: Nuclear Enrichment and the Role of Mediators

Neither side has specified which 'language points' remain unresolved. Iran's Tasnim called Western media reports about the draft agreement inaccurate, without being specific. Pakistan is acting as a mediator — Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday to discuss 'regional peace and stability through dialogue and diplomacy,' the report stated. Meanwhile, US strikes on Iranian military targets near Hormuz this week,which the US characterized as defensive, show the truce remains brittle. Both sides have condemned each other for violations.