HIBAPRESS. After the Pakistani army announced that its commander, Asim Munir, held very fruitful discussions in Tehran, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the chances of reaching a "good agreement or completely destroying them" seem to be equal at 50/50.
He stated in an interview with the "Axios" website that he would meet with his negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, later today to discuss the latest offer submitted by Iran, suggesting that he would make a decision by Sunday on whether or not to resume the war, while Vice President J.D. Vance is expected to join the meeting. He also indicated that he would only accept an agreement that addresses issues such as uranium enrichment and the fate of Iran's current stockpile. Trump said, "I think one of two things will happen: either I will hit them hard like they have never been hit before, or we will sign a good agreement." While the US President acknowledged that "some people prefer an agreement, while others prefer to resume the war," denying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is concerned about the possibility of reaching an inappropriate agreement. Trump will conduct contacts with Arab and Israeli countries regarding the draft agreement with Tehran, according to the American website. The "Reuters" agency also reported that the US President will make contact today, Saturday, with leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, and Turkey, and Pakistan. "We are getting very close." In another interview with CBS, Trump said that the United States is getting very close to reaching an agreement with Iran. He also explained that the final agreement will prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, explaining that the final agreement will include a "satisfactory treatment" of the Iranian enriched uranium. He added, "I will only sign a deal where we get what we want from Iran." Asim Munir leaves Tehran… "and encouraging progress" Trump's statement came after the Pakistani army commander, Asim Munir, left Tehran on Saturday, after meeting with senior officials and trying to push the agreement towards completion, as part of mediation between the two parties. Despite not reaching a final agreement, Pakistan said that there was "encouraging progress towards a final understanding." Meanwhile, the draft of the new memorandum of understanding appeared, which Trump intends to review on Saturday. According to the proposed proposal, the two parties will agree to end the war and commit to more in-depth negotiations for 30 days. For his part, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that "some progress" had been made in the talks and that "there may be news later today." Rubio added that Iran cannot possess a nuclear weapon, and that it must abandon enriched uranium, and the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened completely "without transit fees." Until now, the positions of the United States and Iran on the nuclear file and the strait remain far apart, and may not be fully resolved even if a memorandum of understanding is signed.
