United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that peace talks with Iran are “progressing constructively,” but said he has ordered his negotiating team not to rush and to ensure that the agreement is truly positive.
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“The negotiations are progressing in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush to close a deal, as time is on our side,” he said on his Truth Social network.
“Both sides must take their time and do it right”
The president added that the maritime blockade that the United States imposed on Iranian ports and that has forced the diversion of a hundred ships “will remain fully in effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed.” “Both sides must take their time and do it right. There can be no mistakes!” he added.
Although Trump admitted that the “relationship with Iran is becoming much more professional and productive,” he also emphasized that Tehran must “understand that they cannot develop or acquire a nuclear weapon or bomb.”
According to leaks to the media, the agreement that the United States and Iran are about to close would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of sanctions against Iran, the unfreezing of blocked Iranian funds, and a 60-day truce to negotiate a nuclear pact.
The draft has been criticized by some Republican senators, who consider that the United States would be conceding too much to the Islamic Republic.
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In his message, Trump defended himself and assured that this will be better than the nuclear agreement that then-President Barack Obama closed with Iran in 2015, which the Republican considers “one of the worst” ever signed by the United States.
According to Trump, that pact, which limited Iranian uranium enrichment in exchange for lifting international sanctions on Tehran, was “a direct path for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.”
The agreement that the U.S. and Iran will close would include the reopening of Hormuz
The Republican, who during his first term broke Obama’s agreement, stated that “the same will not happen” with the agreement he is currently negotiating with Iran: “In fact, it’s quite the opposite!” he said.
Likewise, Trump thanked on Truth Social the cooperation of his Persian Gulf partners in these negotiations and encouraged them to join the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel, even suggesting that Iran could join them in the future.
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