United States President, Donald Trump, has stated that an agreement with Iran regarding the cessation of hostilities ‘might not happen.’
Trump, who responded to question from reporters in Washington DC, said, “I believe they desire the agreement more than I do.”
Additionally, he said, “We’re in negotiations with the Iranians” and emphasized that the ceasefire remains in effect despite the exchange of gunfire between the nations at the Strait of Hormuz.
He also said, “Indeed, it [ceasefire] is still in effect. They toyed with us today. We overwhelmed them. They played with us. I consider that a trivial matter.”
When asked whether Iran had formally responded to what reports described as a U.S. one-page memorandum aimed at ending the war, Trump responded: “We’ll see what happens. They want to make a deal, they want to negotiate.”
Trump previously described Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and what might remain after last year’s U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as “nuclear dust.”
However, Reuters reported that before today’s exchange of fire in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. had proposed a plan to formally end the crisis, although the proposal did not address key American demands for Iran to halt its nuclear programme and reopen the strait.
Meanwhile, Tehran has stated that it is still undecided about the new plan.
BACKSTORY…
This comes barely one week after Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, made a daring statement that praised the nation’s control over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and promised to defend its nuclear and missile programs.
