Trump says US will not 'rush into a deal' with Iran
Trump said progress is significant but not final as negotiators weigh a draft that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and curb Iran’s nuclear program.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump stated the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports will remain in effect until "an agreement is reached, certified and signed," telling negotiators not to rush as "time is on our side."
- Iran is finalizing a 14-point framework for a memorandum of understanding, with foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stating the intention to compose it of 14 clauses, following the April 8 ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.
- The potential deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end hostilities, unfreeze Iranian assets, and guarantee negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program, with Trump warning Iran "cannot develop or procure a Nuclear Weapon."
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters during a visit to India that "perhaps there is the possibility that in the next few hours the world will get some good news," framing the agreement as a process toward eliminating Iranian nuclear weapons.
- Ratification could still take days as both sides wrangle over wording, while Trump remained "solid 50/50" on peace versus restarting the war, and Iranian officials cautioned that closer ties with Washington do not guarantee agreement on key issues.
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US President Donald Trump announced Sunday evening that negotiations with Iran are not yet complete, but promises that the eventual agreement will be "good and fair," unlike the nuclear agreement signed in Barack Obama's mandate. The White House leader attacks the negotiations critics harshly and claims that they are commenting without knowing the details of the ongoing talks, BBC announces.
How close is an agreement between the US and Iran? Recently, US President Trump announced that "in the near future" details of a framework agreement would be announced - now he is admonishing patience: "nothing will be rushed."
Trump, after signaling deal was imminent, says he will not ‘rush’ deal with Iran
A day after he announced a deal with Iran was in its final stages, President Donald Trump said his administration will not rush negotiations. In a post to Truth Social on Sunday, Trump criticized the Obama-era Iran Nuclear Deal and reiterated that a deal must not allow Iran to have nuclear capabilities. “The negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that t…
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