President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that a 'agreement in principle' has been reached on Iran's nuclear material, according to a statement reported by Barak Betesh (i24NEWS). Trump did not specify whether the accord covers enrichment levels, stockpile limits, or physical material transfers. The announcement follows hours of escalating diplomatic signals from Washington and marks the clearest reference yet to the technical substance of a deal.
President Donald Trump has said the US reached an 'agreement in principle' on Iran's nuclear material, according to a statement reported by Barak Betesh (i24NEWS) at 23:05 Jerusalem time. The remark is the most specific technical reference Trump has made to the substance of the nuclear talks, which have been unfolding in rapid public fashion over the past 24 hours.
Trump's latest statement follows a series of escalating claims he has made since Monday evening. As The Zioneer reported, Trump initially said on Monday that he understood Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had approved the deal — the highest-level Iranian authorization yet implied by the US president. Hours later, Trump stated that under the agreement Iran 'will never hold nuclear weapons' and that signing could occur as early as this weekend. By Tuesday morning, Trump had announced the US would finalize the deal 'within days' and achieve 'total victory' within two weeks.
A pattern has emerged: each new Trump statement adds a layer of specificity to the nuclear framework — from general approval to a total ban on weapons, to a timeline, and now to the core technical question of nuclear material. The progression suggests either genuine diplomatic convergence or a deliberate White House communications campaign to present the deal as increasingly concrete.
What remains unverified: Trump has not defined what 'agreement in principle on the nuclear material' entails — whether it covers enrichment levels, stockpile limits, or physical transfer of enriched material to a third party. No on-record confirmation from the Israeli government, which has been publicly silent throughout the series of announcements, nor from Tehran, which earlier this week denied that any memorandum had been approved.
2 developments
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- DevelopingTrump announces 'excellent settlement' reached to end war with Iran
- DevelopingTrump to submit Iran peace and nuclear deal to Congress, vows to destroy enriched uranium
- StrongSenior US official: agreement reached on destruction of enriched uranium, confident Israel will cooperate
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