A senior Iranian official said on Wednesday that a preliminary draft agreement between Tehran and Washington would require the United States to implement a 60-day ceasefire across all fronts, including in Lebanon, as efforts to end months of regional conflict faced fresh strains.

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, deputy head of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said the draft accord envisioned a comprehensive halt to hostilities in the first phase of an agreement with the United States, China Media Group reported.

The draft agreement would also require the US to lift its maritime blockade and withdraw its forces, while Iran would restore the passage of some commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's state television reported.

In what appears to corroborate reports about the deal's contents, Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir said if the US and Iran sign a deal, US Navy aircraft stationed at Ben Gurion Airport would be redeployed to bases across Europe immediately after it takes effect. He added that Israel had secured assurances that the airport could once again receive the aircraft within 72 hours if fighting with Iran resumes.

The White House, however, denied the reports, calling them a "complete fabrication."

Iranian and US officials have said a preliminary deal would serve as a framework for broader negotiations, including on Iran's nuclear program and the release of frozen Iranian assets.

If the two sides reach a final agreement within 60 days, it would be endorsed through a United Nations Security Council resolution, according to Iran's state television. However, it noted that the initial agreement had not yet been finalized and that no steps would be taken by Iran without "tangible verification."

The latest sign of de-escalation came after Iran accused the United States earlier on Tuesday of violating a fragile ceasefire by striking targets near the Strait of Hormuz while Israel launched more than 120 air strikes across Lebanon in one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks.

Iran has sought an end to Israeli military operations in Lebanon as part of any broader agreement aimed at de-escalating the conflict.

Iran's foreign ministry said US strikes in the southern province of Hormozgan constituted a "gross violation" of a ceasefire that had been in place for nearly seven weeks. Washington said its actions were defensive and targeted missile sites and vessels allegedly attempting to lay mines near the strategic waterway.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said it could take "a few days" to finalize an agreement to halt the fighting, after both sides signaled progress toward an initial memorandum of understanding.

Iranian media reported that Tehran was seeking access to roughly $24 billion in frozen funds as part of the initial arrangement, describing the issue as the final major sticking point in negotiations held in Qatar.

Separately, Mohammad Akbarzadeh, deputy political chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, said the likelihood of renewed war with the United States was "low" but warned that Iranian forces were fully prepared.

"The possibility of war is low because of the enemy's weakness; the armed forces (of Iran) are lying in wait with full magazines," Tasnim news agency quoted Akbarzadeh as saying.

Akbarzadeh also said the United States and Europe were vulnerable to energy market disruptions caused by regional instability, adding that Washington was negotiating from a position of weakness.

(Cover: Motorists drive their vehicles along a road near Milad (Birth) Tower, the tallest tower in the country at 435 meters and part of the Tehran International Trade and Convention Center, Iran, May 26, 2026. /VCG)