The US president said a deal had been reached with Tehran and would be signed over the weekend. "The most important thing is that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon," Trump said, adding that he had spoken with Netanyahu.
The US president said in a post on his social media platform that, due to progress in negotiations with Tehran, American forces would not act against the Islamic Republic. Trump claimed that the memorandum of understandings with Iran had been approved by the most senior figures in the Iranian regime and that a signing ceremony would take place soon.
In a Fox News interview and a blunt Truth Social post, Trump threatens strikes on Iranian power plants amid stalled nuclear negotiations.
President's Truth Social post confirms Iranian attack; threat comes as Washington reports advanced nuclear deal talks with Tehran.
Tehran widened its warnings after overnight strikes on Kuwait City's airport while the Revolutionary Guards claimed dominance over the Strait of Hormuz; new details emerged about Washington's nuclear annex to Iran.
The president defends relationship with Netanyahu even as Lebanon strikes threaten to derail US-Iran nuclear deal.
As the fighting in Lebanon escalates, Tehran has sent a threatening message aimed at Washington. “We will not tolerate Israel’s crimes in Lebanon,” a senior security official in the Islamic republic said. US Central Command acknowledged that two Iranian ballistic missiles were intercepted overnight after being fired toward Kuwait.
Axios reports that the US president delayed signing the memorandum of understanding with Iran and demanded that his team toughen the clauses dealing with oversight of enriched uranium and the opening the Strait of Hormuz. Senior administration official takes aim at Tehran's communication methods: "It will take a few days to get an answer. They are sitting in caves without email"
US officials say initial agreement has been reached on a 60-day memorandum of understanding and the launch of nuclear talks. Most of the terms have been agreed, but the US president asked for a few days to think it over. On the table: a ceasefire, enriched uranium and sanctions relief.
US President Donald Trump sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other regional leaders a draft memorandum with Iran, while Tehran published a counterdocument demanding that the US Navy move away from the Strait of Hormuz. Washington says no deal will be signed that would allow Iran to hold nuclear weapons or control the Strait of Hormuz.
