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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.

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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Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi oil tanker

Yahya Saree, the official spokesperson of the armed forces of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, claimed in a post to X on Wednesday that Houthi forces attacked a Saudi oil tanker off Yanbu, a port city on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, using ballistic missiles.


Trump says more details on Iran would be announced 'in 48 hours'

Speaking to reporters on the tarmac before heading to Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran are “moving along very nicely” and said there would be more information in 48 hours.

“We’re moving along very nicely. You’ll find out. We’ll know in 48 hours,” he said.

Asked about an Axios report that says the U.S. aims to announce an agreement on reopening the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, Trump said this “could happen” Wednesday or Thursday.

“Could happen. Tomorrow or the next day. A lot of progress has been made,” Trump said.

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow and Emily Chang


Another round of Israel-Lebanon talks begins in Rome

The latest round of U.S.-facilitated talks between Lebanon and Israel began on Tuesday in Rome, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott announced in a post on X.

"The United States remains fully committed to supporting both governments as they carry this process forward in a manner that delivers lasting security for both countries, eliminates security threats to Israel, and restores Lebanese state authority throughout the south," Pigott said.

The seventh round of talks in Rome will be attended by high-level political and military officials from both sides, a U.S. official said. The talks will continue for three days through Aug. 6.

The talks bring together technical teams from both governments to advance the full implementation of the Trilateral Framework, including the pilot zone process, the verified disarmament of Hezbollah and other Iran-backed security threats, redeployment of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and laying the ground for a comprehensive peace and security agreement, according to Pigott.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has barely held in recent weeks. Clashes have persisted in southern Lebanon, with daily reports of airstrikes, artillery shelling, demolitions and sonic grenades, according to the United Nations.

Fighting between Israel and Lebanon escalated into a full ground offensive in March 2026 following regional conflict involving Iran.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan


Progress made, but no final deal to open Strait of Hormuz yet, Rubio says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there has been progress made in discussions with Iran and Oman over getting more ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but no final agreement has been reached yet.

Rubio also confirmed that the U.S. is involved in those negotiations between Oman and Iran. He also said denuclearization of Iran is the ultimate prize.

"The denuclearization of Iran is the ultimate deal. I think the immediate deal, the one that you see a lot of focus on, is the strait," Rubio said. "There are ships moving through the straits. There's oil moving right now through the straits. The straits are open."

"Nonetheless, I think that there's a conversation and a negotiation that we are involved in between Oman and Iran on how more ships can be able to go through there safely in the short term as we move towards these longer-term talks about denuclearization," he said.

-ABC News' Mariam Khan