Following a call with Gulf leaders and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump said on Saturday that "an agreement has been largely negotiated" with Iran. The President said he just finished "a very good call" with leaders in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain.
The Possible deal is "subject to finalisation between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries, as listed", Trump added.
The US President says the "final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed and will be announced shortly". "In addition to many other elements of the Agreement, the Strait of Hormuz will be opened," he added. Trump didn't mention Lebanon – a key demand by Iran to be part of the peace deal as Israeli continues its attacks – but did say: "Separately, I had a call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, which, likewise, went very well."
According to multiple reports, these were the red lines that were negotiated upon during the negotiations:
The ceasefire was agreed six weeks ago, temporarily halting fighting that erupted when the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran. Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks on countries in the Persian Gulf and further afield. Thousands of people were killed, the bulk of them in Iran and Lebanon.
Earlier in the day,Trump had saidthe chances of reaching a peace agreement with Iran were "a solid 50/50", adding that he would likely decide by May 24 whether to resume military action and "blow them to kingdom come". Speaking ahead of meetings with US envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner on Saturday, Trump said discussions were continuing over Iran's latest response to a US-backed peace proposal, according to Axios. Vice-President JD Vance is also expected to take part in the talks.
The developments come amid an intensified diplomatic push involving regional mediators including Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, all of whom have held talks in recent days with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US negotiators.
Negotiators from Pakistan and Qatar travelled to Tehran on Friday in an attempt to broker an agreement. Pakistan later said there had been "encouraging progress toward a final understanding", although no deal had yet been finalised.
Trump had told CBS News that he had reviewed a "draft" agreement but declined to say whether he had approved it. "They're getting a lot closer," he said.
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