Trump seeks deal to neutralize Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile
President Donald Trump is negotiating a deal with Iran to address its highly enriched uranium stockpile. He has expressed confidence that this deal will be better than the 2015 JCPOA, which he criticized. The negotiations may occur in two stages, focusing first on regional security and then on Iran's nuclear program.
- ▪Trump claims the deal he is negotiating with Iran will be 'great.'
- ▪He has criticized the 2015 JCPOA as one of the worst deals ever made by the U.S.
- ▪Negotiations could proceed in two stages, starting with regional security issues.
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US President Donald Trump in Arlington, Virginia, on May 25, 2026. ALEX BRANDON/AP Donald Trump has been telling anyone who will listen that the deal his administration is negotiating with Iran will be "great." Otherwise, he warned on Monday, May 25, on Truth Social, there will be "no deal," while insisting that he is in no rush. The US president's bitterness and resentment toward his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, who signed the 2015 Vienna agreement on Iran's nuclear program (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA), has become increasingly apparent in his remarks about Tehran.
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