Trump considers extending Iran ceasefire for 60 days
The U.S. president said Friday he's meeting with advisors to decide whether to approve a tentative agreement that would extend the fragile ceasefire and restart nuclear talks.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he's holding a Situation Room meeting with his advisors to make a "final determination" on moving forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire.
Trump confirmed the high-level White House talks the day after news outlets reported that U.S. and Iranian negotiators had reached a tentative agreement. The deal would extend the 3-month-old ceasefire by 60 days while new talks are held on Iran's disputed nuclear program.
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that negotiators were still debating "a couple of language points" and he couldn't say whether Trump would approve the proposal. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Friday on social media that his country has "no trust in guarantees or words, only actions," and that "we do not gain concessions through talks, but through missiles."
According to a U.S. official, the tentative agreement would continue the ceasefire and start a new round of talks on Iran's nuclear program, with enrichment and Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile among the first issues to be negotiated. Iran currently possesses 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 per cent purity, a short technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent.
Vance said negotiators were going back and forth on nuclear issues, including the highly enriched stockpile and enrichment questions. The vice president suggested negotiators were trying to strike general terms in the tentative agreement, with specifics to be hammered out during the 60-day talks.