Trump sees it feasible to reach a definitive pact with Iran in 60 days on the nuclear program and lifting of sanctions
The US president said that his Government has not agreed to spend $300 billion in Iran as part of a possible bilateral agreement
This Tuesday, US President Donald Trump considered it feasible to reach a definitive pact with Iran within the established period of 60 days of negotiations on the nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions, among other issues.
"The deadline is around 60 days. I think it will be met more or less as planned. Both sides have been involved in the process. I think they want to reach an agreement. Iran wants to do it. It needs to return to normal activity," he said at the beginning of a bilateral meeting with his United Arab Emirates counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
In that meeting, which takes place on the sidelines of the G7 summit that takes place from Monday to Wednesday in Évian (France), he considered that "now that the relationship has normalized" there can be progress "quite quickly."
"It could go faster, although it could also take longer. But it could be accelerated," said Trump, who said he had no problem publishing the memorandum of understanding, but would like to have "a formal framework to do so."
"It's very simple. This is what it says: Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. That's what it says," the Republican leader insisted.
Trump stressed that this was “about 99.9%” of what he demanded, “because I couldn't allow” that.
Furthermore, he noted, the text establishes that the Strait of Hormuz will be open “free of tolls” beyond 60 days: “When it opens completely, it will be free of tolls,” he highlighted, congratulating his armed forces for the “extraordinary blockade” exerted on that sea route.
The US president also made it clear that his government has not agreed to spend $300 billion in Iran as part of a possible bilateral agreement.
“We have no obligation,” he said, highlighting that what was agreed does authorize them “to go and invest if they want to in the future.”
The formalization of the memorandum of understanding is scheduled for this Friday or the weekend in Geneva, with the presence of the US Vice President, JD Vance. The 60-day period would then open to negotiate the final agreement. EFE