Trump Says Iran Agreed Not to Build Nuclear Weapons

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he has received guarantees from Iran that it will not pursue nuclear weapons. This statement comes amid reports that Trump has presented Tehran with a peace deal proposal containing "stricter" terms, which could potentially prolong efforts to officially end the conflict in the Middle East and open a maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz.

According to reports from The New York Times and Axios, Trump returned a new draft agreement with "harsher" conditions to Iran for consideration, though the specifics remain unclear. Trump stated his priorities for any agreement include halting Iran's nuclear weapons development and reopening the blocked Strait of Hormuz. "The only guarantee I have to get is that there will be no nuclear weapons. They agreed to that and that was very interesting," Trump said in an interview with Fox News.

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The only guarantee I have to get is that there will be no nuclear weapons. They agreed to that and that was very interesting.

However, Tehran has expressed doubts about Trump's assertions, and the two sides appear to have significantly different priorities. Iranian media reports indicate that Iran demands the unblocking of $12 billion in frozen assets before entering substantive negotiations on its nuclear program. Tehran also dismissed earlier comments by Trump regarding the destruction of its enriched uranium as "unsubstantiated."

Furthermore, Iran insists that any plan to end the war must include Lebanon, where fighting is ongoing. Beirut accuses Israel of pursuing a "scorched earth policy" as Israeli forces advance and conduct new airstrikes targeting the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. While Trump and U.S. officials previously suggested they were close to an agreement, Trump avoided making hasty claims in the Fox News interview, hinting at possible new military actions. "I'm not in a hurry," he said. "I think we are slowly but surely achieving what we want, and if we don't achieve it, it will end differently."

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I'm not in a hurry. I think we are slowly but surely achieving what we want, and if we don't achieve it, it will end differently.