President Trump committed to signing a nuclear deal with Iran within the next 48 hours, and said the 60-day deadline stipulated in a memorandum is not rigid, according to the N12 the source.
President Donald Trump has committed to signing a nuclear deal with Iran within 48 hours and added that the 60-day deadline set in a memorandum is not rigid, according to an N12 report attributed to an unnamed source Wednesday evening.
This statement comes after a rapid sequence of claims from Trump earlier Wednesday at his G7 press conference, where the president said the memorandum of understanding would be signed 'within a short time' (19:01), that a copy had been sent to Israel (19:01), that the deal would be signed 'shortly, tomorrow, maybe the next day' (19:01), that technical talks on nuclear stockpiles would begin immediately (19:01), and that he defended Iran's need for ballistic missiles and argued the deal was preferable to an 'economic catastrophe' (19:01). Across all these statements — now seven updates — the White House and Iranian state media have not formally confirmed any timeline. The 'developing' rating remains in place as no independent official confirmation has been received.
As The Zioneer reported on June 9, Vice President Vance signaled the U.S. would act in its own interests even if Israel objects. On June 11, Trump threatened to 'bomb the shit out of' Iran after Tomahawk strikes near Tehran. On June 12, he said Iran had issued a secret apology for leaking false deal details. And on June 7, Al-Arabiya reported the 60-day deadline Trump set was running out. The thread shows the president oscillating between threats of force and declarations that an agreement is hours or days away.
What remains open: no agreement has been formally signed or confirmed by the White House or Iranian authorities; the 48-hour timeline is based solely on an anonymous source; the 60-day memorandum has not been rescinded, and Trump's characterization of it as not rigid is the sole indication it may be extended or abandoned.
7 developments
- DevelopingTrump gives Iran 60-day deadline to reach nuclear deal
- StrongTrump says US to finalize Iran deal within days, achieve 'total victory' within two weeks
- DevelopingTrump tells Axios he still believes Iran deal possible this weekend or Monday
- StrongTrump: Iran deal details to be published soon; no sanctions relief until Iran complies
Source and signal
- Internal intake