Washington: The United States and Iran are inching closer towards arriving at the peace deal as negotiators have agreed to the broad principles of the agreement, CBS News reported on Sunday, citing a senior Trump administration official.
As per CBS, the senior Trump administration official said that the Iranians have, in principle, agreed to a deal that would include the disposal of highly enriched uranium and that there is a broad commitment on principles.
Trump Says New Deal Will Differ from Obama-Era Pact
The development comes after US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that any future negotiations with Tehran would differ sharply from those negotiated during former US President Barack Obama’s presidency.
Slamming the Obama administration for providing substantial financial relief while leaving open a pathway to nuclear weapons development for Iran, Trump called his deal the “exact opposite” and highlighted that it has not been fully negotiated yet.
“If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one, not like the one made by Obama, which gave Iran massive amounts of CASH, and a clear and open path to a Nuclear Weapon. Our deal is the exact opposite, but nobody has seen it or knows what it is. It isn’t even fully negotiated yet,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Also on Sunday, Trump stated that Washington will not “rush into a deal” with Iran and asserted that the US “blockade” on Iranian ports will remain in effect until a formal agreement is reached and signed.
Iran Warns Against US Aggression
Meanwhile, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said Tehran’s nuclear energy program is peaceful and remains under constant surveillance of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Mohsen Rezaei also warned that Iran would break any naval blockade imposed by the United States and could withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if attacks against the Islamic Republic resume.
Rezaei, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), stated that Iran remains prepared for any possible aggression and emphasized the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz for regional security and free trade.