WASHINGTON, D.C., May 25 (ANI) — US President Donald Trump on Monday said any future agreement with Tehran must be a “great and meaningful” deal or there would be “no deal” at all, as diplomatic negotiations aimed at formally ending the conflict continue.
Posting on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump stressed that no agreement had yet been finalized and warned that any deal would move forward only if it met his conditions.
“The deal with Iran will either be a great and meaningful one, or there will be no deal,” Trump wrote.
The US president also used the post to criticize political opponents in both the Democratic Party and among Republicans, accusing them of misrepresenting the status of the negotiations.
Trump said critics were commenting on proposals that had not even been formally negotiated and accused them of undermining the diplomatic process.
“I laugh at all of the Dumocrats, RINOS, and Fools who know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran, things that haven’t even been negotiated yet,” Trump wrote, calling his critics “losers” who promote “division and loss.”
Trump maintained that his administration’s approach would be fundamentally different from the 2015 nuclear agreement formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), negotiated during former President Barack Obama’s administration.
Repeating his long-standing criticism of the accord, Trump argued that the JCPOA created a “direct and open path” for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement in 2018, describing it at the time as a flawed arrangement that failed to impose permanent restrictions on Iran’s nuclear activities.
“It will be the exact opposite of the JCPOA disaster negotiated by the failed Obama Administration, which was a direct and open path to a Nuclear Weapon for Iran. No, I don’t do deals like that!” Trump wrote.
Earlier Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed a similar position, saying Washington would either secure a strong agreement with Tehran or address the issue “another way.”
Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Monday that negotiators had reached conclusions on several issues included in a proposed 14-point memorandum of understanding, though he cautioned that a final agreement to end the conflict was not imminent.
According to Baghaei, the proposed framework is primarily focused on ending the war and lifting the US naval blockade in exchange for Tehran taking steps to ensure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
However, major disagreements reportedly remain over issues including Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Israel’s conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon, sanctions relief, and the release of frozen Iranian assets.
Despite the unresolved disputes, both sides have indicated progress toward a memorandum of understanding that could halt the conflict and provide negotiators with 60 days to finalize a broader agreement.
Senior Iranian diplomat Hossein Nooshabadi told ISNA news agency Monday that the proposed framework includes ending hostilities across multiple fronts, including Lebanon, lifting the US naval blockade, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, releasing blocked Iranian assets, withdrawing US forces from areas near Iran, and restoring Iran’s ability to export oil freely.
Nooshabadi also stressed that Iran’s draft proposal for an initial agreement contains no commitments related to its nuclear program, highlighting one of the central points of disagreement between Tehran and Washington.
Baghaei additionally noted that the proposed preliminary agreement does not contain specific provisions regarding the future management of the Strait of Hormuz. Nooshabadi said discussions concerning the management of the waterway remain an Iranian-Omani matter currently under negotiation with Oman. (ANI)
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