Asked whether he believed Iran was deliberately slowing down the process, Trump replied, “We’ll find out soon enough.”
US President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States was expecting Iran’s response later in the day to Washington’s proposal aimed at ending the ongoing West Asia conflict.
Speaking to reporters before departing for a dinner at his golf course in Sterling, Virginia, Trump said, “We’ll hear from them supposedly tonight,” when asked if Tehran had responded to the proposal.
Asked whether he believed Iran was deliberately slowing down the process, Trump replied, “We’ll find out soon enough.”
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The president’s comments came hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was awaiting a response from Iran on Friday and hoped it would be “a serious offer”.
“We should know something today,” Rubio told reporters during a gaggle in Rome.
Rubio, who is visiting Italy and the Vatican amid tensions in transatlantic ties between the US and Europe, said no response had been received “as of the last hour”. He added that Iran’s internal situation may be contributing to the delay.
“Their system is still highly fractured, and it’s dysfunctional as well, so that may be serving as an impediment,” he said. Rubio further said the US hoped Iran’s response would lead to “a serious process of negotiation”.
Trump also said the US may reconsider a revised version of “Project Freedom”, a brief maritime security initiative aimed at restoring navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, depending on how the situation evolves.