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The United States and Iran are moving closer to a longer-term deal this morning
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but President Trump has not yet signed off on it. The tentative Memorandum of Understanding would extend the current ceasefire for 60 days
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and open a new round of talks over Iran's nuclear program. That's what a U.S. official familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press
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Vice President J.D. Vance confirmed Thursday the two sides have reached a preliminary agreement
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But he said major questions still need to be resolved before any final deal can be reached
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There are certain details that are going to have to be figured out that are going to take a little bit of time to decot me
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Just take, for example, even if you come to an agreement on, let's say, destroying the enriched stockpile
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how do you do it? When do you do it? How do you actually get access to it? Because I think we're making progress
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We'll get to a point where we could potentially sit down and settle these issues
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But that requires us to make a little bit more progress. I can't guarantee that we're going to get there
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But right now, I feel pretty good about it. Even as talks continue, the U.S. is keeping pressure on Tehran
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The Treasury and State Departments announced new sanctions Thursday, targeting Hong Kong-based companies the U.S. says helped move and finance Iranian oil
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The State Department said the sanctions target what it called the financial lifelines of Iran's military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
