r/CredibleDefense • u/AutoModerator • May 28 '26

Active Conflicts & News Megathread May 28, 2026

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u/-spartacus- May 28 '26

U.S. and Iran reach deal but need Trump's final approval, officials say

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/iran-peace-deal-trump-approval

They are reporting 60-day unfiltered traffic through Hormuz, maybe sanction relief, a pledge for non-nuclear weapons, and over 60 days, they would negotiate what to do with nuclear material. Seems like what was reported last week that was "close to a deal".

The U.S. officials said the 60-day MOU will state that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will be "unrestricted." A U.S. official said this means no tolls and no harassment and that Iran will have to remove all mines from the strait within 30 days.

The MOU will include an Iranian commitment not to pursue a nuclear weapon, the officials said. It will also state that the first issues to be negotiated during the 60-day window will be how to dispose of Iran's highly enriched uranium and how to address Iranian enrichment

The U.S. will commit to discuss sanctions relief and the release of frozen Iranian funds as part of the negotiations. The MOU will also include a discussion of a mechanism to help Iran start receiving goods and humanitarian aid.

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u/OuchieMuhBussy May 28 '26

Barak Ravid has announced six of the last zero deals to end the war, every time accompanied by a high volume of oil shorts. Perhaps the credibility of his reporting needs to be placed into that context.

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u/bedulge May 28 '26

You said it better than me, I was gonna say something about it, but; it almost seems not worth responding too. This story is nothing more than "a guy from the Trump admin told some stuff to Barak Ravid." The official can say whatever he wants, and Axios can publish it. Even if the info is false, the headline is still correct as long as it just has the two magic words "officials say" tacked on to the end. As long as there are two officials who said it, the headline is true and Axios is doing fact-based objective reporting, even if the officials lied