The president of the United States, Donald Trump, declared this Monday that peace negotiations with Iran “are progressing favorably,” after both parties approached positions over the weekend to close an agreement that will allow unblocking the Strait of Hormuz.

"Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are progressing favorably. There will only be one big deal for everyone or there will be no deal at all," the president declared on his Truth Social network.

Trump warned that if negotiations fail, the United States will resume the military offensive against Tehran, “bigger and stronger than ever,” but stressed that “no one wants that.”

In the same message, the Republican said that, as part of an agreement with Iran, several Middle Eastern countries should also adhere to the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel, especially Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The United States and Iran have intensified contacts in recent days and are fine-tuning the details of an agreement that would allow the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, key to global oil trade, and that would establish a 60-day truce to negotiate a nuclear pact.

The Iranian chief negotiator, Mohamad Baqer Qalibaf, and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abás Araqchí, meet this Monday in Qatar to discuss the peace agreement with the United States.

The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, on an official visit to India, stated this Monday that Washington is waiting for an official response from the Islamic Republic to be able to sign the memorandum of understanding they are working on.

The White House has suggested since last Friday that an agreement with Iran is imminent, but Trump lowered expectations on Sunday by revealing that he has ordered his negotiating team not to rush and to seek the best possible agreement. EFE