Iran has warned that an agreement to end the war with the United States was not imminent, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal with Tehran was still possible Monday
President Trump and other administration officials are tempering expectations raised of an imminent agreement to end the war in Iran while Iranian officials have signaled there are still disagreements on key issues.
The Trump administration and Iran both say progress is being made to end the war but there’s no deal yet. President Donald Trump says he’s told his representatives “not to rush into a deal,” while an Iran spokesman said, “No one can claim an agreement is about to be signed imminently.” The key terms at issue are Iran’s nuclear program and the fate of nearly 1,000lbs of highly enriched uranium, and control over the Strait of Hormuz. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY.
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Trump said on Saturday that an agreement would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details.
'We're structuring this in such a way where they make commitments on the enriched stockpile, but they don't get a dime unless they deliver on their commitments,' the senior official stated.
"It's easy for them to shoot a mouth off behind a keyboard, but face to face, it's crickets, and I kind of wonder what Graham Platner's response would be if he were face to face with me," he mused.
Putting an end to Iran's apocalyptic nuclear ambitions is a job that must not be left half-finished, which explains the panic that greeted reports of President Trump's initial peace deal.
The outlines of a 60-day framework agreement suggest U.S. concessions before a nuclear deal is signed.