President Trump is in continued negotiations with Iran after last week’s Situation Room meeting failed to result in an agreement to end the war.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump held a meeting with advisors in the Situation Room on Friday, where he said he would “make a final determination” and potentially sign a deal with Iran.
Trump announced a “largely negotiated” framework for a 60-day “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) last weekend. Included in the plan is a 60-day ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, concessions from Iran on nuclear enrichment, and an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.
Early reports on the deal suggested that it would require Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for unrestricted passage and abandon its nuclear enrichment program.
Reporting suggested that Iran agreed to extend the ceasefire and continue negotiations on its nuclear program, and the MOU only needed Trump’s buy-in.
However, the President did not sign the deal as administration officials say negotiations are set to continue.
Axios reported on Saturday that President Trump requested amendments to the deal during the Situation Room meeting, according to sources familiar with the talks. Two US officials say Trump wants to strengthen various points, including the nuclear issue.
Meanwhile, Iranian officials have denied that they ever approved a deal.
“In its current form, the memorandum of understanding includes a commitment from Iran not to pursue a nuclear weapon, but no specific concessions beyond that,” the report notes.
“It states that there will be a 60-day window to negotiate on nuclear commitments from Iran and sanctions relief from the U.S., with the first issues on the docket being how to dispose of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and limit further enrichment.”
But, according to a senior administration official, Trump wants “more specifics about how the U.S. gets the material and the timing.”
Trump also wants changes to the wording regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The back-and-forth discussions could take several days as Iran’s leaders are “literally in caves and they’re not using email,” the senior administration official said.
The official added, “There will be a deal. The imminence of it, we’ll see. We’re willing to wait so the president gets what he asks for. It could be a week. It could be less. It could be more. At the turn of the week, we hope to have something.”
Trump on Saturday reposted his Friday statement, where he laid out demands relating to nuclear enrichment and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb. The Hormuz Strait must be immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, in both directions,” he said, calling on Iran to destroy all water mines in the Strait and enriched nuclear material and signaling that the US’s naval blockade would be lifted.
“No money will be exchanged, until further notice. Other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to,” he said.
This is a developing story.
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