Trump Predicts Iran Will Agree to Deal Within 60 Days

Washington (ANTARA) - US President Donald Trump on Friday (19/6) predicted that Iran would agree to a final deal within 60 days following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

If no agreement is reached within 60 days, starting from Thursday (18/6), “we will do things that will not make them happy,” Trump stated at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. “However, I do not think it will come to that.”

The text of the MoU states that both parties are committed to negotiating and reaching a final agreement within a maximum of 60 days, which may be extended by mutual consent.

US-Iran talks scheduled to take place in Switzerland on Friday have been postponed, without any official explanation from either side. Several media reports suggest that Iran withdrew from the talks in response to recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

Earlier on Friday, Trump told NBC News that he had spoken with Israeli leaders and urged them to agree to a ceasefire with Hezbollah.

“This is a positive thing,” Trump said during the telephone interview. “It is a small addition that refines the situation.”

Meanwhile, the US Department of State stated that a new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Washington DC next week.