Overview
- President Trump, speaking Thursday at the White House, said Iran agreed to return its stockpile of enriched uranium and declared a peace deal with Tehran is very close.
- Trump offered no details on how the transfer would work, and Iranian officials have not confirmed the claim.
- Negotiators left last weekend’s 21-hour session in Islamabad without a deal, with uranium enrichment rights cited as the main roadblock.
- Reporting by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal describes a U.S. push for a 20-year freeze on enrichment, while Iranian officials floated up to five years.
- The White House says it is discussing a second round of talks in Pakistan, and Trump praised Islamabad’s role and said he might travel there to sign an agreement.