Ceasefire deadline looms as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again

Washington and Tehran “are far from a final agreement,” Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a state television interview on Saturday, with a ceasefire due to expire in days.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said negotiations are still ongoing but Iran “got a little cute.” He had said multiple times this week that a deal with Iran was very close, claiming Tehran has made some key concessions.

Indications point to a number of hurdles that still need to be resolved — and Trump has threatened he would not extend the current ceasefire, if Iran