President Donald Trump announced that Iran has committed to never obtaining a nuclear weapon, whether by building or buying one, marking a potentially significant breakthrough in negotiations to end the US-Iran war.
Lara Trump © Fox News
President Donald Trump announced that Iran has committed to never obtaining a nuclear weapon, whether by building or buying one, marking a potentially significant breakthrough in negotiations to end the US-Iran war.
Speaking in an interview with Lara Trump aired Saturday on Fox News, the president described how the commitment evolved during talks. "They had first said 'we will not develop a nuclear weapon.' I said 'okay, but what if you bought one?' Now they're saying 'we will not develop, and will not acquire one in any way,'" he explained.
However, the diplomatic picture remains murky. The New York Times reported Saturday that Trump had hardened his proposal and sent a revised draft to Tehran, with Axios adding that the president wants tougher language on several issues he considers personally critical, particularly the fate of Iran's existing nuclear materials.
The gap between a headline commitment and the fine print of a final agreement remains wide, and for now, a deal remains unsigned.
Iran has warned that its campaign to throttle global energy markets could be expanded from the Strait of Hormuz to the vital Red Sea route if U.S. attacks continue, a threat that depends on its Houthi allies in Yemen.
Four Kuwaiti soldiers were wounded Tuesday when an Iranian navy vessel was struck during a barrage of missiles and drones targeting the emirate, which intercepted around 40 projectiles, the army said in a statement.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close "all other export corridors that benefit the U.S. and its allies", Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
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