President Donald Trump has claimed that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will now be lifted as part of a proposed agreement with Iran, ahead of high-level talks expected at the White House.In a lengthy post shared on Truth Social, Trump outlined what he described as key terms of a possible deal between Washington and Tehran, including Iran agreeing not to develop nuclear weapons and reopening the crucial oil shipping route.Iran must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb, Trump wrote. The Hormuz Strait must be immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, in both directions. The former US president also claimed that all sea mines in the area would be removed, saying American forces had already detonated several of them. 
All water mines (bombs), if any, will be terminated, he said. Iran will complete the immediate removal and/or detonation of any mines that are left. Trump added that ships affected by what he described as an unprecedented Naval Blockade could begin returning home.Ships caught in the Strait due to our amazing and unprecedented Naval Blockade, which will now be lifted, may start the process of heading home! he wrote. The proposal reportedly also includes discussions on sanctions relief, humanitarian aid deliveries and the release of frozen Iranian assets, although Trump stressed that no money will be exchanged until further notice.However, shortly after the post, Iranian state-linked Fars News Agency reported that Iranian sources denied Trumps claims regarding the agreement. The proposed arrangement would reportedly extend the current ceasefire by 60 days while fresh negotiations continue over Irans nuclear programme. 
Vice President JD Vance said negotiators were still debating a couple of language points and noted that Trump had yet to make a final decision on whether to approve the proposal. Meanwhile, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Iran does not trust promises or guarantees from foreign powers and insisted Tehran would only act after concrete steps were taken by the other side.The winner of any agreement is the one who is better prepared for war the day after it is signed, Qalibaf said. He also argued that Iran secures concessions not through dialogue, but through missiles, adding that negotiations are merely a way to explain those positions.The post Trump says blockade of Strait of Hormuz will now be lifted appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.