US President Donald Trump has asked American negotiators to take their time to perfect a deal with Iran.
In a Truth Social post on
Sunday, Trump said “the negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and
constructive manner”.
“Both sides must take their time and get it right. There can
be no mistakes!” he said.
Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry,
agreed that a significant number of issues under discussion have reached a
conclusion, but noted that “no one can claim that the signing of an agreement
is imminent” as “political behaviour in the US has become somewhat
inconsistent”.
Speaking in a press conference in Tehran on Monday, Baqaei
said Iran is working to find the best solution for the country.
Meanwhile, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, said both
sides are talking of a “memorandum of understanding” that will set out a
roadmap for resolving all outstanding issues, although a deal is still a “work
in progress”.
“We’re either going to have a good agreement or we’re going
to have to deal with it another way,” Rubio said during a visit to India on
Monday.
Details of the MoU are unclear but the agreement would see
the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and set off a 60-day process for
tackling other issues, chief among them Iran’s nuclear programme.
Baqaei, however, said Iran would not discuss nuclear details
during that time frame.
One of US’ stated war objectives is to stop Iran from
getting a nuclear weapon and to degrade its nuclear capabilities.
Iran has maintained that it does not have plans to develop
nuclear weapons.
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