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Trump will only accept Iran peace deal meeting all conditions: White House

From Daily Star · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A White House official stated that U.S. President Donald Trump will only agree to a peace deal with Iran if all his conditions are met.
  • Questions linger about the status of negotiations, with Iran insisting no final agreement has been reached.
  • Reports from both U.S. and Iranian sources offer conflicting details about the potential deal's terms.

The United States will only sign a peace deal with Iran if President Donald Trump's stringent conditions are fully satisfied, a White House official announced Friday. This declaration comes amid swirling uncertainty regarding the progress of negotiations aimed at ending the protracted conflict.

President Trump will only make a deal that is good for America and satisfies his red lines.

— White House officialStating the conditions under which President Trump would agree to a deal with Iran.

While the White House had previously suggested that Trump was nearing a decision on a potential agreement, Iranian state media countered that "no final agreement" has been reached. Reports from U.S. sources had indicated the deal was awaiting Trump's approval after weeks of arduous negotiations over a conflict that has destabilized the Middle East and impacted the global economy.

Trump participated in a two-hour meeting at the White House Situation Room on Friday, but no decision was finalized. "President Trump will only make a deal that is good for America and satisfies his red lines," the official told AFP. "Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon."

Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon.

— White House officialReiterating a key U.S. demand in the negotiations.

Trump had outlined his long-standing demands, including Iran's commitment never to develop nuclear weapons and the reopening of the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. However, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei pushed back, stating that Iran had abandoned the language of "must" 47 years prior and that message exchanges were ongoing but without a final agreement.

no final agreement has been reached

— Iranian state mediaContradicting White House claims about the status of negotiations.

Conflicting accounts emerged regarding specific terms. While Trump claimed Iran would remove mines from the Strait of Hormuz and end its blockade without tolls, Iranian sources cited by Fars news agency disputed this, stating no such clause was in the text. These sources also called Trump's comments on destroying Iran's nuclear material "fundamentally baseless" and reported that Tehran was demanding the immediate release of $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets. Baqaei further clarified that "no negotiations" were currently taking place on Iran's nuclear program.

the Islamic republic "said goodbye to the language of 'must' 47 years ago."

— Esmaeil BaqaeiIranian foreign ministry spokesman, responding to Trump's demands.
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Originally published by Daily Star in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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