Trump boasts his Iran deal will be the best: His critics fear the worst
President Trump is navigating complex negotiations with Iran as the conflict continues. He claims that a peace deal is close but expresses frustration with Iranian negotiators. Meanwhile, Iran maintains its military posture and demands significant concessions from the U.S.
- ▪Trump has stated that a peace deal with Iran is largely negotiated but not finalized.
- ▪Iran continues to assert its military capabilities, including small boats and surface-to-air missiles.
- ▪The U.S. has rejected Iran's demands for the release of frozen funds and easing of sanctions.
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As the four-to-six-week war in Iran enters its fourth month, President Donald Trump vacillates daily, sometimes hourly. Between declaring a peace deal has been “largely negotiated, subject to finalization,” to insisting his critics are off base, because they are pointing to “things that haven’t even been negotiated yet.” One minute, Trump said talks are “proceeding nicely,” and that the political leaders in Iran are “smarter” and “more reasonable.” The next minute — frustrated by the Iranian negotiators’ intransigence — he threatened the Shia Islamic theocracy.
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