US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Axios portal on Saturday that he will probably decide by Sunday whether to resume attacks on Iran. He plans to talk to his negotiators on Saturday about Iran’s latest proposal to end the war. The chances that a good deal will be reached or the US will start bombing Iran again are exactly, according to Trump 50 is 50. TASR informs about it.
“I think one of two things will happen: either I’ll deal them a blow they’ve never experienced before, or we’ll sign a deal that will be beneficial,” Trump said. The head of US diplomacy, Marco Rubio, indicated shortly before that Iran could accept an agreement to end the war in the Middle East as early as this Saturday.
The head of the White House claimed that he would only agree to such an agreement that would also address Iran’s uranium enrichment and the fate of Iran’s existing stockpiles of this material. Otherwise, he will leave Iran “to the dust”, he said in an interview with Axios.
However, according to the portal, these issues are unlikely to be resolved in detail within the memorandum of understanding currently being negotiated between the US and Iran. Trump wants to discuss the Iranian proposal, which emerged from the Iran-Pakistan talks, with his negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday. US Vice President JD Vance is also expected to attend the meeting.
In a later phone interview with CBS News, Trump also said the U.S. and Iran were getting significantly closer to a deal. According to her words, she believes that her fthe final version will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and ensure that the issue of enriched uranium is resolved “satisfactorily”.
“I’ll only sign a deal where we get everything we want,” he emphasized. He also called for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz without tolls for navigation. The Financial Times reported on Saturday that The United States and Iran are nearing an agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days, according to mediators and on creating a framework for negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program.
According to the FT’s sources, the deal would include the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a commitment to negotiate the dilution or handing over of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, an easing of the US blockade of Iranian ports and also the easing of sanctions. The war in the Middle East was triggered by the American and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. In retaliation, Tehran launched attacks on the Persian Gulf states hosting American military bases and practically closed the Strait of Hormuz. A fragile ceasefire has been in effect since April 8.
