{"id":103710,"date":"2025-05-15T14:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/103710\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:19:12","slug":"trump-says-us-and-iran-sort-of-agree-on-the-terms-for-a-nuclear-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/103710\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US and Iran ‘sort of’ agree on the terms for a nuclear deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOHA, Qatar (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump<\/a> said Thursday that the United States and Iran have \u201csort of\u201d agreed to terms on a nuclear deal<\/a>, offering a measure of confidence that an accord is coming into sharper focus.<\/p>\n

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\"President<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump and Qatar\u2019s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stand during the U.S. national anthem at a state dinner at Lusail Palace in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump and Qatar\u2019s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stand during the U.S. national anthem at a state dinner at Lusail Palace in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n

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Trump, in an exchange with reporters at a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar, described the talks between American envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as \u201cvery serious negotiations\u201d for \u201clong-term peace\u201d and were continuing to progress.<\/p>\n

Still, throughout his visit with Arab Gulf leaders this week, the president has underscored that military action against Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities remains a possibility if the talks derail.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran has sort of agreed to the terms: They\u2019re not going to make, I call it, in a friendly way, nuclear dust,\u201d Trump said at the business event. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to be making any nuclear dust in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without offering detail, he signaled growing alignment with the terms that he has been seeking.<\/p>\n

But a top political, military and nuclear adviser to Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told NBC News on Wednesday that Tehran stands ready get rid of its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium that can be weaponized, agree to enrich uranium only to the lower levels needed for civilian use and allow international inspectors to supervise the process. <\/p>\n

Ali Shamkhani added that in return, Iran wants an immediate lifting of all economic sanctions.<\/p>\n

Trump said his demands have been straightforward.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can\u2019t have a nuclear weapon. That\u2019s the only thing. It\u2019s very simple,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt\u2019s not like I have to give you 30 pages worth of details. It is only one sentence. They can\u2019t have a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Trump on Wednesday suggested he was looking for Tehran to make other concessions<\/a> as part of a potential agreement.<\/p>\n

Iran \u201cmust stop sponsoring terror, halt its bloody proxy wars and permanently and verifiably cease pursuit of nuclear weapons,\u201d Trump said in remarks at a meeting in Saudi Arabia of leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council. \u201cThey cannot have a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wrapping up his time in Qatar, Trump stopped at a U.S. installation at the center of American involvement in the Middle East and spoke to U.S. troops. The Republican president has used his four-day visit to Gulf states to reject the \u201cinterventionism\u201d of America\u2019s past in the region.<\/p>\n

Al-Udeid Air Base<\/a> was a major staging ground during the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The base houses some 8,000 U.S. troops, down from about 10,000 at the height of those wars.<\/p>\n

Trump told the troops that his \u201cpriority is to end conflicts, not start them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I will never hesitate to wield American power if it\u2019s necessary to defend the United States of America or our partners,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Trump has held up Gulf nations such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar as models for economic development in a region plagued by conflict. He urged Qatari officials to use their influence to entice Iran to come to terms with his administration on a nuclear deal.<\/p>\n

Trump later flew to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for the final leg of his trip. He visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the country\u2019s largest mosque. The UAE\u2019s founder, Sheikh Zayed, is buried in the mosque\u2019s main courtyard.<\/p>\n

Trump took his shoes off, which is customary, as he stepped into the house of worship and spent time marveling at the architecture.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s beautiful,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

He will also be hosted for a state visit in the evening by UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan<\/a> at the Qasr Al Watan palace.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the week, Trump met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa<\/a> and announced plans to ease sanctions on the war-torn country. The U.S. has deployed more than 1,000 troops in Syria for years to suppress a return of the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n

Trump praised al-Sharaa, who was tied to al-Qaida and joined insurgents battling U.S. forces in Iraq before entering the Syrian civil war, after the two met in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. He called al-Sharaa a \u201cyoung, attractive guy. Tough guy. Strong past. Very strong past. Fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a stark contrast from earlier years, when al-Sharaa was imprisoned by U.S. troops in Iraq. Until December, there was a $10 million U.S. bounty for his arrest.<\/p>\n

Trump said that the opinions of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were big factors in his decision to lift sanctions on Syria.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Erdogan called me and said, \u2018Is there any way you could do that? Because if you don\u2019t do that, they don\u2019t have a chance,\u2019\u201d Trump said. \u201cSo, I did it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Qatar\u2019s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani welcomes President Donald Trump during an official welcoming ceremony at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n

Qatar\u2019s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani welcomes President Donald Trump during an official welcoming ceremony at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n

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As he made his way to Abu Dhabi on Thursday, Trump reminded reporters about President Joe Biden\u2019s 2022 fist bump with the Saudi crown prince, a moment roundly criticized by human rights activists already upset by the Democrat\u2019s decision to hold the meeting.<\/p>\n

Trump noted that while in Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week, he had shaken many hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were starving for love because our country didn\u2019t give them love,\u201d Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. \u201cThey gave him a fist bump. Remember the fist bump in Saudi Arabia? He travels all the way to Saudi Arabia \u2026 and he gives him a fist bump. That\u2019s not what they want. They don\u2019t want a fist bump. They want to shake his hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Madhani reported from Dubai. Associated Press writer Gabe Levin in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DOHA, Qatar (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States and Iran have \u201csort of\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[19751,14533,19752,12019,32,4179,774,14535,714,47861,47859,8041,285,47860,8536,7070,7143,49,978,659,10673,263],"class_list":{"0":"post-103710","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-abbas-araghchi","9":"tag-ali-khamenei","10":"tag-ali-shamkhani","11":"tag-ap-top-news","12":"tag-donald-trump","13":"tag-general-news","14":"tag-iran","15":"tag-iran-government","16":"tag-joe-biden","17":"tag-mohammad-bin-salman-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud","18":"tag-mohammed-bin-zayed-al-nahyan","19":"tag-nuclear-weapons","20":"tag-politics","21":"tag-qatar-government","22":"tag-recep-tayyip-erdogan","23":"tag-steve-witkoff","24":"tag-u-s-news","25":"tag-united-states","26":"tag-us","27":"tag-usa","28":"tag-washington-news","29":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114512289267115043","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}