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Iran live updates: Iran says framework of Oman agreement finalized

The final text and details will be announced "soon," an official said.

Last Updated: August 8, 2026, 1:59 PM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.

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Here's how the news is developing.

Aug 07, 2026, 10:49 AM EDT

Iran says framework of Oman agreement finalized

The "general framework" of the agreement between Iran and Oman has been finalized, Hassan Ghashghavi, the spokesman of Iranian parliament's national security commission, said on Friday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

"The final text and details will be announced soon," Ghashghavi said.

However, he added that implementation of the agreement is "subject to final approval at the highest decision-making levels."

-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian

Aug 06, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT

US official says Iran-Oman deal to reopen Strait will not have 'tolls or charges'

As one Iranian official says that a deal between Iran and Oman on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is close, a U.S. official said any of the temporary routes agreed to will be "without any impediments" like tolls.

"Any temporary routes will be without any impediments — meaning no approvals or permissions and no tolls or charges. The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway and no party controls the lanes or the ability to transit through them," a U.S. official said in a statement about the talks.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

Aug 06, 2026, 1:45 PM EDT

'Productive' talks between Israel-Lebanon conclude

Despite accusations of leaks and tension between Lebanese and Israeli officials in Rome, U.S. officials said the seventh round of talks have concluded and were overall productive, with the two sides emerging closer than before.

“The talks are over and were productive on the technical and expert levels. The two sides are a lot closer on what needs to be done to advance and expand the pilot zone process," a State Department spokesperson said.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan

Aug 06, 2026, 8:22 AM EDT

IDF strikes continue in southern Lebanon

At least eight people were wounded in Israeli strikes on the town of Burj Al-Shamal in southern Lebanon on Thursday morning, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Health.

Thursday's attacks follow a series of strikes on Wednesday in which one person was killed and another 12 people were wounded.

The Israel Defense Forces said two of its soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Four other soldiers were seriously wounded, the Israeli military said.