President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that technical talks with Iran in Doha are going 'very good,' saying Tehran has 'come a long way' on the June 17 memorandum of understanding and is 'getting along very well' with the US. The comment contradicts recent Iranian statements downplaying diplomatic progress.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered a strikingly upbeat assessment of the US-Iran technical talks in Doha, telling reporters at Joint Base Andrews that negotiations are going 'very good' and that Tehran 'has come a long way' in implementing the June 17 memorandum of understanding. His remarks come as the latest in a series of Trump pronouncements on the emerging Iran accord, following his earlier statements that Iran had agreed not to build nuclear weapons and that the war with Iran is concluded.
As The Zioneer reported at 15:53 Wednesday, Trump earlier the same day said Iran's nuclear disarmament is 'progressing well' following 'several good meetings.' The new comments reinforce that message while explicitly contradicting the tone of recent Iranian official statements that have downplayed or disputed the extent of diplomatic progress.
The president did not elaborate on the technical details being discussed in Doha, nor did he specify what milestones Iran has met under the June 17 MOU. No Iranian official has yet responded to Trump's latest characterization of the talks.
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