Washington (ANTARA) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday\n(6\/5) that talks with Iran have been \u201cvery good\u201d over the past 24 hours,\nand a deal to permanently end the US-Israel war is \u201cvery likely to be\nreached\u201d.<\/p>\n
Trump said Iran is very keen to \u201cmake a deal\u201d, and stressed that any\ndeal reached must ensure Iran cannot acquire nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey want to make a deal. We have had very good talks over the past\n24 hours, and it is very likely we will make a deal,\u201d Trump said in the\nOval Office.<\/p>\n
\u201cIran cannot have nuclear weapons, and they will not have them, and\nthey have agreed to that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
When asked if there was a specific deadline to reach a deal, Trump\nstressed that \u201cthere has never been a deadline\u201d.<\/p>\n
Trump had previously said in an interview with American television\nstation PBS that the deal must involve Iran transferring its enriched\nuranium stocks directly to the US, and require Tehran to end all\noperations at its underground nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n
Although Trump expressed optimism that a resolution is \u201cvery close\u201d,\nhe still issued a stern warning: \u201cIf they agree, it\u2019s all over, and if\nthey don\u2019t agree, we will drop bombs.\u201d<\/p>\n
The President explicitly rejected reports that the deal would allow\nIran to maintain 3.67 percent uranium enrichment, saying that provision\nis not part of the current framework.<\/p>\n
Iran said on Wednesday (6\/5) that the US proposal conveyed through\nPakistani mediation is still under review and that Tehran will\ncommunicate its final position after completing its internal\nassessment.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baghaei, told\nIran\u2019s semi-official news agency ISNA that the US proposal is still\nbeing examined and that Iran will convey its conclusions to the\nPakistani side after completing its review process.<\/p>\n
ISNA also reported that parts of the content published by US media\noutlet Axios regarding a possible deal between Tehran and Washington are\n\u201cmedia speculation\u201d, and that the Iranian negotiation team remains\nfocused on the issue of \u201cfully ending the war\u201d.<\/p>\n
Axios reported that Iran and the US are close to reaching an initial\nagreement to end the conflict and set parameters for broader nuclear\nnegotiations.<\/p>\n
Washington expects a response from Tehran on several key issues\nwithin 48 hours, according to the report.<\/p>\n
Although no final agreement has been reached, US officials reportedly\nview the talks as the most significant approaching an initial deal\nbetween the two sides since the conflict began.<\/p>\n
The proposed memorandum would state the end of the war and set a\n30-day negotiation period for a more detailed agreement.<\/p>\n
Further talks would focus on reopening transit through the Strait of\nHormuz, limiting Iran\u2019s nuclear programme, and lifting US sanctions.<\/p>\n
Islamabad and Geneva are being considered as possible venues for the\nnegotiations, Axios reported.<\/p>\n
Based on the draft terms, Iran would agree to a moratorium on uranium\nenrichment, while the US would gradually ease sanctions and release\nbillions of dollars in frozen Iranian funds.<\/p>\n
Both sides would also ease restrictions related to the Strait of\nHormuz, including Iran\u2019s restrictions on shipping and the US naval\nblockade.<\/p>\n
The duration of the uranium enrichment moratorium has not yet been\ndecided. Iran initially proposed a five-year period, while the US wants\n20 years.<\/p>\n
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