Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States and Iran were “very close” to an agreement and stated that Tehran was willing to part with its enriched uranium, a major demand from Washington. “We are very close to reaching an agreement with Iran,” the American president told reporters at the White House, adding that he would consider traveling to Pakistan, which is acting as a mediator, if a signature materializes. “There is a very good chance that we will reach an agreement,” he insisted. “They have agreed to return the nuclear dust to us,” assured Donald Trump without further detail, using the term he uses to refer to enriched uranium stocks, one of the key demands from the US for reaching an agreement. The Islamic Republic did not immediately confirm this statement. Additionally, on Thursday Donald Trump announced a ten-day ceasefire on the Lebanese front, which came into effect at 5 p.m. This truce, agreed upon by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, includes the Lebanese Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian Shiite movement, said the American president.
The negotiations between Iran and the United States continue under the auspices of Pakistan to organize a second round of negotiations, following the failure of the first in Islamabad last weekend, to permanently end the war. The influential chief of the Pakistani army, Asim Munir, was in Iran on Thursday to meet with Parliament President Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, considered the main interlocutor in Tehran’s state. Faced with a conflict that has killed thousands, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, since the Israeli-American offensive launched on February 28 and is shaking the global economy, the world hopes for at least a two-week extension of the ceasefire that has been in effect since April 8. For now, there is “no date” set for a second round of discussions, said a spokesperson for the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz, and since Monday Washington has imposed a blockade on ships coming to or from Iranian ports. “If Iran makes the wrong choice, then there will be a blockade and bombs will fall on its electrical and energy infrastructure,” threatened US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Iran, on the other hand, threatens to also block the Red Sea, while reaffirming its willingness to negotiate. The Iranian ambassador to the UN cautiously described Tehran as “optimistically optimistic” about these talks and expressed hope for a “significant result.”
Context:
The article discusses ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran regarding a potential agreement and a ceasefire announced by Donald Trump in Lebanon.
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The information provided in the article may be hypothetical or speculative, as negotiations and agreements between countries can change rapidly.
