War in the Middle East: Trump maintains his demands before a possible agreement with Iran, Tehran does not want to know anything

DIPLOMATIC DEADLINE – Despite continued discussions between the United States and Iran, no agreement was reached on Friday. Donald Trump sticks to his positions regarding Iranian nuclear power, the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s frozen assets

Unfortunately, it’s not close to being over. Negotiations between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the war in the Middle East remained deadlocked this Friday. While American sources had mentioned on Thursday a framework of agreement providing for a 60-day extension of the ceasefire, no announcement was made at the end of a two-hour meeting organized at the White House. According to a US official, “President Trump will only sign an agreement if it is good for America and his red lines are met.”

Before this meeting, Donald Trump had detailed several conditions on his Truth Social network. “Iran must accept that they will never have a nuclear weapon. The Strait of Hormuz must be opened immediately,” he wrote, while asking Tehran to clear mines of this strategic sea route. The US president also demanded that Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium be “DESTROYED.” In the evening, the White House reaffirmed its position by recalling that “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”

Iran disputes US demands

Tehran immediately tempered the American statements. “Exchanges are continuing but no final agreement has yet been reached,” declared the spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esmaïl Baghaï. He also rejected the idea of ​​ongoing discussions on the nuclear program and defended “the special situation” of the (…)

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