By The Opinion
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, assured this Sunday that Peace talks with Iran “advancing constructively”but said he has ordered his negotiating team not to rush and to ensure that the agreement is truly positive.
“Negotiations are progressing in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush to close an agreement, as time is on our side”he said on his Truth Social network.
The president added that the maritime blockade that the United States imposed on Iranian ports and that has forced the diversion of a hundred ships “will remain in full force until an agreement is reached, certified and signed.”
“Both sides must take their time and do it right. There can be no mistakes!”he added.
While Trump admitted that the “relationship with Iran is becoming much more professional and productive,” the president stressed that Tehran must “understand that they cannot develop or acquire a nuclear weapon or bomb.”
According to leaks to the media, the agreement that the United States and Iran are about to close would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuzthe lifting of sanctions against Iran, the unfreezing of blocked Iranian funds and a 60-day truce to negotiate a nuclear pact.
The draft has been criticized by some Republican senators, who believe that the United States would be giving up too much to the Islamic Republic.
In your message, Trump defended himself and assured that this will be better than the nuclear agreement that former President Barack Obama closed with Iran in 2015. and that the Republican considers “one of the worst” that the United States has ever signed.
According to Trump, that pact, which limited the enrichment of Iranian uranium in exchange for lifting international sanctions on Tehran, was “a direct path for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.”
The Republican, who broke Obama’s agreement during his first term, stated that “the same will not happen” with the agreement that is currently being negotiated with Iran: “In fact, it’s quite the opposite!” he said.
Likewise, in Truth Social, Trump thanked his Gulf partners for their cooperation in these negotiations and encouraged them to join the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel, and even suggested that Iran could join them in the future. EFE
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