The White House has stated that President Donald Trump will only approve an agreement with Iran that serves U.S. interests and complies with Washington’s red lines. Meanwhile, Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said that “Trump has betrayed diplomacy for the third time.”
The White House made the remarks following a national security meeting held as part of ongoing contacts with Iran.
Responding to a question from an Anadolu Agency correspondent, a White House official said that the meeting held yesterday in the White House Situation Room, where a potential U.S.-Iran agreement was discussed, lasted approximately two hours. The official stated, “Trump will only make a deal that is good for the United States and meets his red lines. Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon.”
‘Trump Has Betrayed Diplomacy Three Times’
Meanwhile, Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), made sharp remarks regarding the negotiation process with the United States.
The Iranian official argued that Trump had pushed the process into a deadlock through policies aimed at maintaining a naval blockade and by making what he described as “excessive demands” during the negotiations. Rezaei stated:
“The U.S. President is betraying diplomacy for the third time. By continuing the naval blockade and making excessive demands in the negotiations, he has once again proven that he is not qualified for negotiations and is pursuing other objectives.”
The statement came at a time when tensions surrounding the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the United States have once again escalated.
No Final Decision Reached After Tuesday’s Meeting
According to reports in the American media, Trump did not make a final decision regarding a possible agreement with Iran following Tuesday’s meeting. According to The New York Times, while the White House believes the two sides are close to reaching an agreement, issues such as the release of frozen Iranian funds were reportedly among the topics under discussion.
Prior to the meeting, Trump wrote on his Truth Social account that any potential agreement should include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, and the removal of enriched uranium by the United States.
The Iranian side, however, appears reluctant to accept these demands. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told state media that the current negotiations are “limited in scope” and do not involve the “nuclear issue.” Baghaei stated that the talks are focused solely on “ending the war.”