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No deal had been reached with the U.S. as of Thursday, a senior Iranian source told Reuters, while also claiming gaps had narrowed.
Iran has been reviewing the latest peace proposal from Trump as he warned that further military action remains on the table.
Meanwhile, in DC, Republicans were met with growing opposition as they struggled to find votes to dismiss legislation that would force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war.
On Thursday, the House scheduled a vote on a war powers resolution, but when the GOP were not able to shore up numbers to reject the bill, Republicans declined to vote on it.
Nearly three months since the war began with U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28, Iran maintains a chokehold on the strait, while the U.S. military has enforced its blockade on Iran’s ports as well as Iranian-linked ships that are far away from the Middle East.
Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /
Here’s the latest from Friday:
Nikki Haley believes Iran is 'stalling'
6:30 a.m. ET: Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley posted on social media comments about Iran's position in bargaining with the United States.
"Iran is stalling because it doesn’t want a deal," Haley said in a post on X. "It wants a nuclear weapon to threaten Israel, America, and the world."
The Source: This story was written with information provided by the Associated Press and FOX News. This story was reported from Orlando.