US President Donald Trump has sought amendments to a draft Iran deal, focusing on nuclear material and Hormuz terms.
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United States President Donald Trump has reportedly asked for several amendments to the deal his envoys reached with their Iranian counterparts during the recent negotiations. The US and Iran are engaged in negotiations to finalise a peace deal and end the war that began on February 28.
Trump wants the deal and expects to finalise it soon, but is keen to strengthen several points that are important to him – particularly around Iran’s nuclear material, Axios reported quoting two US officials on Sunday.
“It’s more specifics about how the US gets the material and the timing,” a senior administration official told the news portal, referring to the enriched uranium.
The second source told Axios that Trump also wants to amend some of the wording around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Man through which one-fifth of the world’s energy flows in normal times.
The US official said Trump was told it would take around three days before the Iranians get back with a response.
Earlier today, in an interview with Fox News, Trump said that the US and Iran are close to a “very good deal”.
Trump said that there could be two ways – either the two sides reach a deal, or it could end “militarily.”
“We’re close to a very good deal. If you’re going to be in a hurry, you’re not going to make a good deal, and slowly but surely, we’re getting what we want — and if we don’t get what we want, we’re going to end it a different way,” Trump said during an interview to his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, which was telecast on Fox News.
He said that Iranians are “good negotiators,” adding that the US has “significant leverage” over Iran.
The US President held a meeting with his top cabinet colleagues and officers of the armed forces in the situation room on Friday, but it concluded without any clarity on future actions.
