Trump Gives Tehran 7 Days to Reach a Final Agreement

SadaNews - U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out the likelihood of quickly reaching an understanding with Iran to end the war in the Middle East, confirming that there is no rush for an agreement.

Fox News reported that a senior U.S. administration official said the agreement will not be signed on Monday, and President Trump is giving Iran 5, 6, or 7 days to formulate an acceptable agreement under the approach of "no nuclear stockpile and no frozen dollars."

The U.S. official added that Iran has tentatively agreed on the framework of the understanding, while 95% of it has been completed. He indicated that there is agreement regarding the nuclear stockpile and the Strait of Hormuz while "the wording" remains to be addressed.

Previously, the president wrote on his platform, "Truth Social," that the negotiations are proceeding in an organized and constructive manner, stating that he informed the negotiating team not to rush into concluding an agreement, as time is on his side, he claimed.

Trump insisted on continuing the maritime blockade on Iran in full until an agreement is reached, ratified, and signed.

On another note, the U.S. president attacked critics of the impending deal with Iran, emphasizing that any potential agreement would not resemble the agreement made by President Barack Obama, which he claimed "gave Tehran massive amounts of money and paved the way for them toward nuclear weapons."

Trump added that the agreement is still being drafted and its content has not yet been announced, calling for ignoring his critics who are attacking something they "know nothing about," as he put it.

The U.S. president also stressed that he will not make a bad deal with Iran, noting that the disputes between the two sides revolve around several contentious issues, such as Iran's nuclear ambitions, its demands for lifting sanctions, the release of millions of dollars of frozen oil revenues, and Israel's war in Lebanon.

For his part, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened by saying, "Either reach a good agreement with Iran or deal with them in another way."

At the same time, Rubio expressed cautious optimism about the agreement with Tehran in the coming hours, stating that reaching an agreement with Iran is still possible on this Monday.

Rubio also considered in his statements that Israel has the right to defend itself in any agreement with Iran.

Trump has repeatedly promoted the possibility of reaching an agreement to end the war initiated by the United States and Israel on February 28. There has been a fragile ceasefire in place since April.

Reaching an agreement that strengthens the fragile ceasefire could relieve some burdens from the markets; however, it will not immediately ease the global energy crisis that has led to rising fuel, fertilizer, and food costs.