President Donald Trump declared early Tuesday that US diplomacy was in the "final efforts" of securing a deal with Iran to end the conflict in the Gulf, suggesting an agreement could be reached within days.
Trump has repeatedly predicted an imminent deal in recent weeks © Mena Today
President Donald Trump declared early Tuesday that US diplomacy was in the "final efforts" of securing a deal with Iran to end the conflict in the Gulf, suggesting an agreement could be reached within days.
"We are in the final efforts of what is going to be a very, very good deal," Trump told reporters after attending an NBA finals game in New York, putting a timeline of "two to three days" on a potential agreement.
The optimistic tone from the White House comes amid continued military exchanges between Iran and Israel, raising questions about whether a diplomatic breakthrough can be achieved before the situation escalates further.
Trump has repeatedly predicted an imminent deal in recent weeks, only for negotiations to stall over core sticking points, including Iran's nuclear programme, its ballistic missile capabilities and its support for regional proxies. Whether this latest declaration of progress reflects genuine momentum or familiar presidential optimism remains to be seen.
The next 48 to 72 hours, if Trump's timeline holds, will be decisive.
Tehran will turn the naval blockade established by the United States into another defeat for the "enemy", Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a message posted on his Telegram channel on Monday.
In launching renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at the peace negotiating table, where it has so far been kept at arm's length by the U.S. president.
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi called on Iran on Monday to "re-engage" with him so inspections can resume at sites the U.S. and Israel bombed a year ago, as the U.S. led a push for a resolution to that effect at the agency's board.
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