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Trump Walks Back His Own Iran Proposal Amid Uncertainty
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly reversed course Monday, declaring he is "not open to anything right now" regarding Iran nuclear negotiations — retreating from his own earlier proposal that he would accept a 20-year moratorium on Iranian uranium enrichment.
In a terse phone interview with the New York Post, Trump deflected pressing questions on the state of diplomacy.
"I can't really talk to you about it. Too many things are happening," he said.
The president stopped short of elaborating but issued a cryptic warning suggesting Tehran is acutely aware of the consequences of inaction.
"I can tell you they want to make a deal more than ever, because they know we're — what's going to be happening soon," Trump said.
When confronted with regional assessments that Iran is deliberately stalling Washington on both the nuclear file and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he "hadn't heard that," before adding: "It's a negotiation. I don't want to be stupid."
Across the diplomatic divide, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei indicated that backchannel discussions with Washington remained active, with Pakistani mediation still facilitating the process.
The standoff comes against a volatile regional backdrop. U.S. and Israeli forces launched strikes against Iran in February, triggering Tehran's retaliatory attacks on Israel and U.S. allies throughout the Gulf, alongside the strategically consequential closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A ceasefire brokered through Pakistani mediation took hold on April 8, though subsequent rounds of talks in Islamabad failed to yield a durable framework. Trump subsequently extended the truce indefinitely.
In a terse phone interview with the New York Post, Trump deflected pressing questions on the state of diplomacy.
"I can't really talk to you about it. Too many things are happening," he said.
The president stopped short of elaborating but issued a cryptic warning suggesting Tehran is acutely aware of the consequences of inaction.
"I can tell you they want to make a deal more than ever, because they know we're — what's going to be happening soon," Trump said.
When confronted with regional assessments that Iran is deliberately stalling Washington on both the nuclear file and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he "hadn't heard that," before adding: "It's a negotiation. I don't want to be stupid."
Across the diplomatic divide, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei indicated that backchannel discussions with Washington remained active, with Pakistani mediation still facilitating the process.
The standoff comes against a volatile regional backdrop. U.S. and Israeli forces launched strikes against Iran in February, triggering Tehran's retaliatory attacks on Israel and U.S. allies throughout the Gulf, alongside the strategically consequential closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A ceasefire brokered through Pakistani mediation took hold on April 8, though subsequent rounds of talks in Islamabad failed to yield a durable framework. Trump subsequently extended the truce indefinitely.
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