Updates on the U.S.-Iran War Conflict
Explosions have rocked Qeshm Island in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, with Iranian state television confirming the blasts erupted amid an active 'exchange of fire.'
'The explosions at the Bahman pier on Qeshm Island occurred during an exchange of fire between Iranian armed forces and the enemy,' an anchor with state TV reported in Farsi.
Fox News is reporting that airstrikes are also happening in port city Bandar Abbas in Iran.
US officials tell the network that they don't believe this is a 'restarting of the war' or an 'end to the ceasefire.'
But Iran's top joint military command says that the United States carried out air attacks on 'civilian areas' with the 'cooperation of some regional countries.'
This comes as President Trump sent a one-page memo with concessions to try and secure a permanent peace deal. That memo would lift US sanctions, free billions in frozen assets and open a path to uranium enrichment.
The 14-point memorandum of understanding is being negotiated between senior Iranian officials and Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The White House believes the memo could finalize a framework to end the war within 48 hours.
If signed, a 30-day window would open for both countries to negotiate a larger agreement covering the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of all US sanctions on Iran, and new limits on its nuclear program.
The deal calls for Iran to halt all uranium enrichment for 12 to 15 years with automatic extensions if Tehran violates the terms, according to Axios.
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