President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran has been “largely negotiated” after discussions with several regional partners. “Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly,” Trump added in a social media post on Saturday. Trump said the agreement would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which could offer some relief at the gas pump. The Strait is a vital waterway where oil shipments have been disrupted since the conflict started nearly three months ago. The president’s post did not address the fate of Iran’s nuclear program, but the Associated Press reports that a potential deal would see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The exact process for doing that would reportedly be subject to further talks over a 60-day period.”I do think perhaps there is the possibility that over the next few hours the world will get some good news, at least with regards to the Strait, with regards to a process that can ultimately leave us where the president wants us to be, and that is a world that no longer has to be in fear or worry about an Iranian nuclear weapon,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters overnight on Sunday during a press conference in India. But Iran has not publicly committed to ceasing its nuclear program, a long-standing sticking point in peace talks. Tehran insists its program is peaceful. Iran’s embassy in India responded to Rubio, saying on social media that Tehran has an “inalienable” right to nuclear technology. Talks have broken down in the past after reports of progress. Trump has often shifted between threatening to resume military strikes and leaving more space for negotiations. Some Republicans are already raising concerns about the potential deal. Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) wrote on social media, “The rumored 60-day ceasefire — with the belief that Iran will ever engage in good faith — would be a disaster. Everything accomplished by Operation Epic Fury would be for naught!”
President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran has been “largely negotiated” after discussions with several regional partners.
“Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly,” Trump added in a social media post on Saturday.
Trump said the agreement would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which could offer some relief at the gas pump. The Strait is a vital waterway where oil shipments have been disrupted since the conflict started nearly three months ago.
The president’s post did not address the fate of Iran’s nuclear program, but the Associated Press reports that a potential deal would see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The exact process for doing that would reportedly be subject to further talks over a 60-day period.
“I do think perhaps there is the possibility that over the next few hours the world will get some good news, at least with regards to the Strait, with regards to a process that can ultimately leave us where the president wants us to be, and that is a world that no longer has to be in fear or worry about an Iranian nuclear weapon,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters overnight on Sunday during a press conference in India.
But Iran has not publicly committed to ceasing its nuclear program, a long-standing sticking point in peace talks. Tehran insists its program is peaceful.
Iran’s embassy in India responded to Rubio, saying on social media that Tehran has an “inalienable” right to nuclear technology.
Talks have broken down in the past after reports of progress. Trump has often shifted between threatening to resume military strikes and leaving more space for negotiations.
Some Republicans are already raising concerns about the potential deal. Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) wrote on social media, “The rumored 60-day ceasefire — with the belief that Iran will ever engage in good faith — would be a disaster. Everything accomplished by Operation Epic Fury would be for naught!”
