A day after announcing the deal with Iran was in the final stages, President Donald Trump said his administration would not rush the talks.
In aPost to Social FactsOn Sunday, Trump criticized the Obama-era Iran Nuclear Deal and insisted that the deal should not allow Iran to develop nuclear capabilities.
“The negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush the agreement at that time,” Trump said.
He added that while US-Iran relations are becoming “more professional and productive,” US military sanctions will continue until an agreement is signed.
After the United States launched an attack on Iran in February, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the Trump administration refused to commit to setting a timetable for the conflict but repeatedly expressed a desire to end it quickly and avoid it.“endless” war.. On Saturday, nearly three months after the initial strike on February 28 and following weeks of back-and-forth negotiations that left stakeholders stunned, Trump.he announced a contract that was about to be completedand Iran and several Middle Eastern mediators. He gave few details but said the deal would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a top priority for the White House and its allies after Iran closed the vital waterway, disrupting global energy markets and commercial shipping.
Trump on Sunday thanked the judges who helped in the negotiations, saying their support and cooperation “will be strengthened and further strengthened by joining the nations of the historic Abrahamic Accords and, who knows, maybe the Islamic Republic of Iran would like to join as well!”
Trump’s efforts to strike a deal have faced pushback, both from Democrats and members of his own party.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday called the deal a “fraud,” telling “Fox News Sunday” the United States is no better off than before the war began, while Sen. Thom Tillis (RN.C.) told CNN’s “State of the Union” the deal “makes no sense” and that Trump washe received bad advicefrom Defense Minister Pete Hegseth.
