A U.S. official has said that Donald Trump is unhappy with Iran’s proposal to postpone discussions on its nuclear program until after the war ends.
The official told Reuters on Monday (April 27) that Trump wants Iran’s nuclear program to be addressed at the very beginning.
CNN, citing two informed U.S. sources, also reported that the president is unlikely to accept Iran’s proposal. The outlet added that lifting the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports without resolving issues related to Iran’s nuclear program could remove one of Washington’s key sources of leverage in negotiations.
Earlier, Karoline Leavitt stated that Trump had discussed Iran’s proposal with his senior national security advisers.
Iran has proposed that discussions on its nuclear program be delayed until after the war, while disputes over shipping in the Persian Gulf are addressed.
A previous agreement between Iran and several countries, including the United States in 2015, had significantly limited Iran’s nuclear program—one that Tehran has consistently said is for peaceful, civilian purposes. That agreement collapsed after the United States unilaterally withdrew from it during Trump’s first term in office.
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