Trump postpones final decision on Iran negotiations amid stalemate

Trump Without a Decision – Iran Insists on Its Own Interests

The struggle for a peace solution continues in the Iran war and in the conflict between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. After US President Donald Trump had previously announced a "final decision" on negotiations with Tehran, he left a briefing in the White House after two hours without a decision, according to US media reports.

Meanwhile, military delegations from Israel and Lebanon held "productive" talks at the Pentagon that will continue at the political level next week, Elbridge Colby, a senior US Department of Defense official, told X.

Intensive negotiations on a framework agreement to extend the ceasefire that has been in effect since April 8th and other negotiations have been ongoing between the USA and Iran for days. An agreement is reportedly imminent. However, Iran accused Trump of distorting or ignoring key provisions of the planned agreement. The Fars news agency, which is close to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, wrote, citing informed circles, that the US President was trying to stage a fake success. (dpa)

Tehran Contradicts Trump on Three Points

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ismail Baghai said that Iran and the US continued to exchange messages, according to the Isna news agency. However, a final agreement has not yet been reached. Baghai further explained: "We said goodbye to the term 'must' 47 years ago. We do not conform to what others demand of us, but rather make decisions based on our interests and rights." This "must" should be interpreted as "we ask you," it said.

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf appeared suspicious despite positive signs of a negotiated solution. "We trust neither guarantees nor words. Only actions matter," he wrote on X. The real winner of an agreement is the one who is better prepared for war the day after, he added. Ghalibaf wrote that Iran won concessions not through talks, "but through missiles."

Specifically, according to Fars, Iran contradicts Trump's statements on three points:

• Frozen assets: Trump ignored the fact that twelve billion dollars had to be released from frozen Iranian foreign accounts immediately after signing. Without this release, Iran will not enter into any further phases of negotiations.
• Strait of Hormuz: The agreement does not contain any provision for the free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, it said.
• Enriched uranium: Iran rejects the statement that the already enriched uranium should be mined or destroyed. The declaration of intent does not contain any such provision.

The points suggest that both sides could still be far from an agreement. The unrestricted opening of the Strait of Hormuz, which is of great importance to the global economy as an export route for fertilizer, oil and liquid gas, is a top priority from the US perspective.

Iran also points out the demand for a complete ceasefire in Lebanon – in the spirit of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia. In the course of the Iran war, there were again serious attacks by Israel's army in Lebanon and Hezbollah against its arch-enemy Israel. (dpa)

Hegseth: US Ready for Renewed Attacks on Iran

According to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the United States is prepared to resume attacks on Iran if no agreement is reached on the nuclear dispute. "We are more than capable of attacking again if necessary," said Hegseth in Singapore. The USA has enough weapons in storage, both locally and worldwide. "So we are in a very good position." (rtr)

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