BlockBeats report: On May 27, negotiations between the U.S. and Iran remain unresolved amid market optimism. Trump reiterated the need to destroy enriched uranium, and the unfreezing of Iran’s $24 billion in frozen assets has become a major obstacle in the talks. Iranian state media also denied any memorandum of understanding between Iran and the U.S., stating that Iran would retaliate if the U.S. violates the ceasefire agreement. The latest developments in U.S.-Iran tensions are as follows:
United States
Trump: Iran's enriched uranium will be immediately transferred to the United States for destruction on U.S. soil; a better option would be to destroy it on-site (or at another mutually acceptable location) with full cooperation and coordination from Iran, with the entire process and related matters fully witnessed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (or its equivalent body).
At a critical juncture in U.S.-Iran negotiations, Trump spoke with Netanyahu.
U.S. media report that as peace negotiations with Iran approach a critical juncture, Trump will make a rare visit to Camp David on Wednesday to hold a cabinet meeting there.
Trump: In light of potential severe weather conditions tomorrow, the cabinet meeting will be held at the White House, and the cabinet trip to Camp David has been postponed.
Iran
Iran says it will respond forcefully and block regional oil exports if war resumes.
Iran's Supreme Leader says the United States will no longer have a "safe haven" in the Middle East.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps states: Iran has the right to respond to any U.S. violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Iran's Foreign Ministry: The United States has openly violated the ceasefire agreement, and Iran will respond.
Israel
The Israeli military has issued an evacuation warning to residents of two towns in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, anticipating possible airstrikes.
On the 26th, Israeli media reported that the Israeli military crossed the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire line and launched a ground offensive in southern Lebanon.
Israel is striving to preserve its freedom of action in Lebanon within the Iran agreement.
Strait of Hormuz and peace talks
Reports stated that U.S. military officials revealed the U.S. Navy had resumed assisting vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz, but later acknowledged the report was incorrect: "Operation Freedom" had not been restarted; U.S. forces were merely quietly assisting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy stated that, over the past 24 hours, 25 tankers, container ships, and other commercial vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian authorization.
U.S. Central Command stated it conducted a defensive strike in southern Iran; U.S. officials said this does not signal the end of the ceasefire.
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: The Strait of Hormuz must remain open; negotiations on the wording of the Iran agreement may "take several days."
Iranian media deny reports of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States.
Sources say that if Iran reaches a potential memorandum of understanding with the United States, its $24 billion in frozen assets must be unfrozen.
The unfreezing of Iranian funds is the last major obstacle between Iran and the United States and is being resolved through Qatari mediation. Official confirmation has not yet been provided.
A consultant to Iranian Parliament Speaker Kalibaf said that if the United States "plays with words," Tehran will walk away from negotiations.