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Trump's White House meeting concludes without Iran deal, says NYT
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Trump's White House meeting concludes without Iran deal, says NYT

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A meeting between US President Donald Trump and his security team regarding Iran concluded without a final agreement, according to The New York Times.
  • The meeting, held at the White House, lasted nearly two hours but did not result in a decision on a war-ending deal.
  • The US administration believes a deal is close, but issues like the unblocking of Iranian funds remain under discussion, while Tehran denies reaching an agreement.

A crucial meeting at the White House aimed at reaching a "final decision" on Iran concluded on Friday, May 29, 2026, without any agreement being reached, The New York Times reported. President Donald Trump convened his national security team for nearly two hours in the White House crisis room to discuss a potential war-ending deal with the Islamic Republic.

Despite the administration's belief that a deal is close, several key issues remain unresolved. According to a senior administration official who spoke anonymously to the newspaper, the unblocking of Iranian funds is among the matters still under debate. This comes as Tehran has denied reaching any agreement with the US.

Earlier, Trump had announced the meeting on his Truth Social platform, emphasizing Iran's need to abandon nuclear weapon development and immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran had previously blocked in retaliation for US and Israeli actions. The White House had stated on Thursday that negotiators had reached a tentative agreement, pending Trump's final approval.

The lack of a final decision suggests that significant hurdles persist in negotiations, despite the reported progress. The conflicting statements from the US and Iran regarding the status of the talks add another layer of complexity to the ongoing diplomatic efforts.

The meeting lasted for about two hours in the White House crisis room, but the president did not reach any decision on an agreement to end the war.

— Senior administration officialAn unnamed official briefed The New York Times on the outcome of the meeting.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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