Trump says negotiators are getting closer to Iran deal, media interviews show
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RIYADH, May 23 — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American and Iranian negotiators were “getting a lot closer” to reaching an agreement aimed at ending nearly three months of war, according to interviews with CBS News and Axios.
Trump said a final agreement would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and would ensure Tehran’s enriched uranium was “satisfactorily handled.”
“I will only sign a deal where we get everything we want,” Trump said, according to CBS.
Trump also said he would review the latest draft agreement with advisers on Saturday and could decide by Sunday whether to resume military action, Axios reported.
“Either we reach a good deal or I’ll blow them to a thousand hells,” Trump said, according to Axios.
Iran, the United States and mediator Pakistan all indicated earlier on Saturday that progress had been made in talks aimed at ending the conflict.
Trump has alternated between diplomacy and military pressure since a ceasefire was declared six weeks ago to allow negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
