Trump says Iran may hand over uranium as nuclear deal nears, but Tehran rejects claims. Photo: X.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Iran has agreed to hand over the enriched uranium stockpile. The president claimed that Washington and Tehran are close to finalising a peace agreement, asserting there is a “good” chance of a deal being reached within days. Speaking to reporters while departing the White House for a two-day trip to the western United States, Trump stressed that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons remains a central condition of the negotiations. “It’s very important that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon, and they’ve agreed to that,” Trump said. “Iran’s agreed to that, and they’ve agreed to it very powerfully,” adding that Tehran’s position has shifted significantly in recent weeks.
“They’re willing to do things today that they weren’t willing to do two months ago,” he added.
“Something’s going to happen, very positive. We’re moving very fast. It could happen pretty quickly.”
Iranian state media responded sharply to Trump’s claims, dismissing them as speculative and detached from reality. Reports mocked the US president’s optimism, likening his statements to “building castles in the air” amid ongoing uncertainty in negotiations.
In a pointed remark, Iranian media invoked a Persian proverb,“The camel dreams of cottonseed; sometimes gulping it down, sometimes eating it grain by grain!”
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Trump also said that negotiations could resume in Pakistan over the weekend. Pakistani leadership has been actively engaged in shuttle diplomacy across the region. Army Chief Asim Munir travelled to Tehran on Wednesday, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is currently on a four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey to build support for a potential agreement.
Trump also hinted at the possibility of personally travelling to Pakistan.
“I might go,” he said. “Pakistan has been great. They’ve been so good.”
Trump on Thursday said Pope Leo was free to say what he wanted but that it was important for him to understand that Iran could never have a nuclear weapon.
Trump has repeatedly criticized the religious leader, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in recent weeks.
Trump says he is responsible for Leo’s appointment, and has accused him of being “weak” on foreign policy.
“The Pope has to understand – it’s very simple – Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. The world would be in great danger,” he told reporters at the White House.
Trump’s criticism has triggered widespread backlash from U.S. Christians across the political spectrum.
Leo, originally from Chicago, decried the “madness of war” in a peace appeal on Saturday.
Zubair Amin is a Senior Journalist at NewsX with over seven years of experience in reporting and editorial work. He has written for leading national and international publications, including Foreign Policy Magazine, Al Jazeera, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, The Wire, Article 14, Mongabay, News9, among others. His primary focus is on international affairs, with a strong interest in US politics and policy. He also writes on West Asia, Indian polity, and constitutional issues. Zubair tweets at zubaiyr.amin
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