President Donald Trump has given Iran less than a week to finalize an emerging nuclear and maritime deal, as US officials said negotiators were closing in on a framework that would address Tehran’s uranium stockpile and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
A US official told Fox News on Sunday that the framework was “95% there,” but that the sides were still negotiating language on Iran’s nuclear material and the key shipping route.
The official said Trump’s “instinct is to give them 5, 6, 7 days” to complete the agreement.
We are not going to roll over. We are not there yet on a deal. We are not going to sign a deal today or tomorrow,” the official said.
The negotiations center on what the administration has described as a “No Dust, No Dollars” approach, meaning Iran would receive no relief unless it gives up highly enriched uranium.
The official said Iran had agreed “in principle to the framework,” while talks continued over the precise wording.
AFSI Insight
President Trump is right to make it clear that Iran cannot be allowed to drag out negotiations indefinitely while continuing to threaten Israel and destabilize the region. Tehran has spent decades using diplomacy as cover while advancing its nuclear ambitions, funding terror proxies, and calling openly for Israel’s destruction. Any agreement must fully dismantle Iran’s nuclear capabilities, end uranium enrichment along with uranium stockpiles that have not yet reached the near-break-out level and permanently block the regime from acquiring any nuclear weapons. Half-measures, temporary pauses, or unenforceable promises would only embolden the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. Israel must retain the unquestionable right to defend itself against the Iranian threat, regardless of international pressure or diplomatic maneuvering.