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United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a proposed agreement with Iran explicitly prohibits Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He rejected the claims that the framework fails to adequately address the nuclear issue.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the proposed deal “states, very clearly, that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon” and argued that the agreement contains extensive provisions related to Iran’s nuclear program.
His remarks appeared to be in response to a CNN report suggesting that the proposed framework did not sufficiently address nuclear concerns, a characterization Trump strongly rejected.
“It then goes on, in very strong and lengthy detail, to discuss various other aspects of nuclear. In fact, that’s what most of the agreement is about,” Trump wrote.
He also criticized some media outlets, accusing them of misrepresenting the contents of the proposed agreement.
Trump has repeatedly maintained that any future agreement with Tehran must include guarantees preventing Iran from developing or acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Regional tensions have remained high since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February.
Tehran responded with attacks targeting Israel and U.S. allies in the Gulf, as well as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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A ceasefire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but subsequent talks in Islamabad failed to produce a lasting agreement.
Since then, Washington and Tehran have continued exchanging proposals and counterproposals in an effort to resume direct negotiations and reach a permanent settlement to the conflict.
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