US President Trump has claimed an agreement was close multiple times before, and Tehran has yet to confirm his latest claim. However, sources told Axios that key gaps were resolved during talks between Iranian officials and Qatari mediators

• According to three sources briefed on the talks, the Qataris and the Iranians believed on Wednesday that they had reached an agreed-upon text that the U.S. would also accept.

The sources said the gaps were narrowed on three key issues:

• The mechanism for releasing Iran's frozen assets — the most important issue for the Iranians.
• Arrangements for reopening the Strait of Hormuz during the 60-day ceasefire period.
• How negotiations over Iran's nuclear program will be conducted during the 60-day ceasefire period.

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• Sources added Iranian officials told several countries on Thursday that the Tehran talks produced an agreement in principle, but Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei still needed to give final approval
• The sources noted that both the Iranians and the Qataris had emphasized that the U.S. strikes overnight significantly increased Iranian suspicions about Trump's real intentions.