President Trump said the US agreement with Iran is only a memorandum of understanding, giving a 60-day window for diplomatic progress; if talks fail to advance within that timeframe, the US will resume bombing Iran, according to analyst Yair Goldblatt citing Trump's statement.
President Donald Trump said the current agreement with Iran is only a memorandum of understanding, with a 60-day timeline for diplomatic progress—and that if no advancement is made within that window, the US will resume bombing Iran. "It's just a memorandum of understanding — if we don't advance in the next 60 days, we will simply go back to bombing them," Trump said, according to a report by analyst Yair Goldblatt. "I don't want that to happen."
The statement comes amid a period of intense US military strikes on Iranian infrastructure and ongoing US-Iran talks, which Trump has repeatedly characterized as simultaneously diplomatic and coercive. As The Zioneer reported, former context items show Trump has issued escalating threats in recent days while also engaging in negotiations. The 60-day ultimatum appears to set a concrete deadline for the talks, something previous statements had lacked.
The remark was reported via a single source (Yair Goldblatt, a security and Middle East analyst). The specific venue or format of Trump's statement was not detailed, and the wording "according to analyst Yair Goldblatt" suggests it may have been conveyed secondhand rather than aired directly. The broader timeline of the talks' progress and what metrics define "advancement" remain unspecified.
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