### [2026-05-6](/feed/2026/05/6/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # "Axios" reports that Iran and the U.S. are closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war and set a framework for negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program. ### Sources: 1. [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/05/06/iran-us-deal-one-page-memo) 2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-iran-closing-one-page-memo-end-war-axios-reports-2026-05-06/) ### Changes: 1. "Axios" reports that Iran and the United States are closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war and set a framework for negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program. _2026-05-06 17:33:19 (First version)_ 1. "Axios" reports that Iran and the U.S. are closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war and set a framework for negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [Anadolu Agency reports that Pakistan is working silently to break the ongoing deadlock between the Iran and the United States in ceasefire talks, including finding a new "formula" for an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran's nuclear program. ](/feed/2026/04/29/anadolu-agency-reports-that-pakistan-is-working-silently-to-break-the-ongoing-deadlock-between-the-iran-and-the-united-s.md) _Context: Iran's nuclear program, Middle Eastern crisis_ 2. [United States president Donald Trump says that he rejected an Iranian offer to end the Strait of Hormuz closure in exchange for lifting the naval blockade of Iran, and that the blockade will continue until an agreement is reached on Iran's nuclear program. ](/feed/2026/04/29/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-he-rejected-an-iranian-offer-to-end-the-strait-of-hormuz-closure-in-excha.md) _Context: Iran's nuclear program, Middle Eastern crisis_ 3. [U.S. vice president JD Vance, who led the American delegation in the ceasefire talks, says that the two sides have not reached a deal to end the war, with disagreement over nuclear weapon development, and that the U.S. made its "final and best offer" and stated "We'll see if the Iranians accept it". ](/feed/2026/04/12/us-vice-president-jd-vance-who-led-the-american-delegation-in-the-ceasefire-talks-says-that-the-two-sides-have-not-r.md) _Context: Iran's nuclear program, Middle Eastern crisis_ 4. ["Axios" reports that the U.S. has reportedly begun initial discussions on the next phase and what peace talks with Iran might look like. ](/feed/2026/03/21/axios-reports-that-the-us-has-reportedly-begun-initial-discussions-on-the-next-phase-and-what-peace-talks-with-iran.md) _Context: Axios, Middle Eastern crisis_ 5. [A preliminary assessment by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency finds that Iran's nuclear program may have only been set back by a few months after the U.S. airstrikes, with the centrifuges required to enrich uranium left largely intact, contradicting previous claims made by U.S. president Donald Trump that the facilities were "obliterated". ](/feed/2025/06/25/a-preliminary-assessment-by-the-us-defense-intelligence-agency-finds-that-iran-s-nuclear-program-may-have-only-been-se.md) _Context: Iran's nuclear program, Middle Eastern crisis_ 6. [Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi meets with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Germany, France and European Union in Geneva for talks about its nuclear program. ](/feed/2025/06/20/iranian-foreign-minister-abbas-araghchi-meets-with-the-foreign-ministers-of-the-united-kingdom-germany-france-and-euro.md) _Context: Iran's nuclear program, Middle Eastern crisis_ 7. [The Israeli military confirms it has targeted nuclear facilities in Iran with the main goal of the operation being to destroy Iran's nuclear program. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms Israeli warplanes have targeted Iran's main Natanz Nuclear Facility. It is later confirmed that the underground nuclear reactor at Natanz has been destroyed by a bunker buster. ](/feed/2025/06/13/the-israeli-military-confirms-it-has-targeted-nuclear-facilities-in-iran-with-the-main-goal-of-the-operation-being-to-de.md) _Context: Iran's nuclear program, Middle Eastern crisis_ 8. [The United States Air Force deploys 6 nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia, amid rising tensions with Iran over their nuclear program. ](/feed/2025/04/2/the-united-states-air-force-deploys-6-nuclear-capable-b-2-stealth-bombers-to-diego-garcia-amid-rising-tensions-with-ira.md) _Context: Iran's nuclear program, Middle Eastern crisis_ 9. [Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will not have direct negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program, but is open for indirect talks to rebuild trust, after U.S. president Donald Trump threatened "bombing" if Iran does not agree to a new nuclear deal. ](/feed/2025/03/30/iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkian-says-that-iran-will-not-have-direct-negotiations-with-the-us-on-its-nuclear-progra.md) _Context: Iran's nuclear program, Middle Eastern crisis_ 10. [U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz says that the U.S. wants the "full dismantlement" of Iran's nuclear program and that "all options are on the table". ](/feed/2025/03/23/us-national-security-advisor-mike-waltz-says-that-the-us-wants-the-full-dismantlement-of-iran-s-nuclear-program-an.md) _Context: Iran's nuclear program, Middle Eastern crisis_