President Donald Trump dislikes Iran’s proposal to kick talks about Iran’s nuclear program down the road in order to strike a bargain that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to a new report.
Trump said he is not satisfied with the proposal, which also requires the U.S. to end its blockade of Iranian ports, according toThe New York Times. The report was based on sources with information from a Monday White House Situation Room meeting.
Iran has refused to budge on American proposals to stop its nuclear program and surrender its existing stores of enriched uranium.
“The United States will not negotiate through the press — we have been clear about our red lines and the president will only make a deal that’s good for the American people and the world,” Olivia Wales, a White House representative, said in a statement.
The report said the administration is split over what comes next.
Proponents of continuing the blockade say Iran will be forced to talk if the measure continues for two more months, meaning Iran’s energy sector would be heavily weakened.
Opponents say that with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps essentially running the country, its hardliners will not bend unless military action resumes.
Some within the administration say Iran will never bend on its nuclear program, meaning a deal to reopen the strait might be the best the U.S. can get.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a new interview that negotiating with Iran is a diplomatic can of worms.
Asked about the difficulties, hesaid, “Well, other than the fact that the country’s run by radical Shia clerics — that’s a pretty big impediment. The other is that they’re deeply fractured internally, and that — I think that’s always been the case but I think it’s far more pronounced now.”
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