Donald Trump is stepping up the pressure on Tehran. If the enrichment of uranium is not in the agreement, it is said that Iran will be pulverized

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. According to Trump, the chance that a good agreement will be reached or the US will start bombing Iran again is exactly 50 to 50. TASR reports on this.

“I think one of two things is going to happen: I’m either going to give them a blow they’ve never had before, or we’re going to sign a deal that’s going to 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.

Trump’s terms of the deal

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 told 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.

A deal on the horizon?

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 him, he believes that the final version will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and will ensure that the issue of enriched uranium is resolved “satisfactorily”.

Armistice terms

“I will only sign an agreement in which 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, according to mediators, are close to an agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and create a framework for negotiations on Iran’s 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 beginning of the conflict

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.