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CNN 5 Things

Trump on Iran Deal, Pam Bondi Hearing, Kennedy Center Update and more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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A potential framework for peace is still on the table for the US and Iran, pending President Donald Trump’s sign-off. We have details on a former attorney general’s long-sought interview with House lawmakers on the Jeffrey Epstein files. We’ll tell you the latest state to pass a new congressional map favoring Republicans. There’re new developments on an ICE agent charged in connection to a shooting.  Plus, one of Trump’s controversial DC remodeling projects takes a legal setback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey from CNN. I'm Afalma DK with the five things you need to know for Friday, May 29th.

0:08.0

President Donald Trump met with advisors in the White House Situation Room today for roughly two hours.

0:13.6

That's according to a person familiar with the matter. Despite Trump's earlier suggestion that the meeting would end with a quote, final determination,

0:25.5

it remains unclear whether he planned to sign off on the agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Formuz and start nuclear talks.

0:28.4

The tentative deal with Iran would also extend the current ceasefire for 60 days.

0:33.2

In a lengthy truth social post earlier, Trump laid out the parameters of an agreement.

0:38.0

Iran must agree to never having a nuclear weapon, the strait of Hormuz be opened immediately

0:42.4

without any tolls, and mines must be destroyed.

0:46.1

In turn, Trump says the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports would be lifted, and that Iran's

0:50.4

stockpile of highly enriched uranium would be, quote, unearthed and destroyed

0:54.4

in coordination with Tehran.

0:56.5

Here's CNN's Kevin Liptack.

0:58.4

Our understanding is that the finer details of Iran's nuclear program are going to be left

1:03.6

to future negotiations.

1:05.3

You know, this memorandum is going to start a clock of 60 days where the two sides are supposed

1:09.4

to really come to some kind of agreement

1:11.5

on trying to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions. And two, the president suggesting here that Iran has

1:17.3

submitted to having the U.S. come in, which would be a very dangerous mission, and destroy the

1:22.3

material. What we have heard from Iran is that, in fact, the details of their nuclear program are not under

1:28.3

discussion.

1:29.3

A spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry says a memorandum of understanding between the two nations

1:34.3

hasn't been finalized.

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