Current Events > Trump Now Wants Iran Nuclear Deal

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https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-he-sent-letter-iran-leader-negotiate-nuclear-deal-2025-03-07/

Summary

• Trump says nuclear talks would be 'a lot better for Iran
• 'Says situation can be addressed by a deal, or militarily
• US leader says he is not looking to hurt Iran
• West worries Iran nearing ability to make nuclear bomb

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leadership this week suggesting talks with the Islamic Republic, which the West fears is rapidly nearing the capability to make atomic weapons.
"I said I hope you're going to negotiate, because it's going to be a lot better for Iran," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network broadcast on Friday.
Iran has not yet received the letter, Iran's mission to the United Nations in New York said on Friday. There was no immediate response from the foreign ministry in Iran, where it is the weekend, to a request for comment on Trump's remarks.
Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday that he anticipated movement on the issue very soon.
"We're down to final strokes with Iran. That's going to be an interesting time. And we'll see what happens. But we're down to the final moments. Final moments. Can't let them have a nuclear weapon," he said in the Oval Office.
"We have a situation with Iran that something's going to happen very soon... Hopefully we can have a peace deal. You know, I'm not speaking out of strength or weakness. I'm just saying I'd rather see a peace deal than the other, but the other will solve the problem."
Iran's Nour News, affiliated with the country's top security body, dismissed Trump's letter as a "repetitive show" by Washington.
Asked in the Fox Business interview whether he had sent the letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's fiercely anti-Western Supreme Leader, Trump said, "Yes."
"There are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal," Trump told Fox Business. "I would prefer to make a deal, because I'm not looking to hurt Iran. They're great people."
In the interview, conducted on Thursday, Trump said he sent the letter "yesterday", indicating Wednesday.
Western officials fear a nuclear-armed Iran could threaten Israel, Gulf Arab oil producers, and spark a regional arms race.
Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons.
Trump may be seeking a diplomatic opening to take advantage of what U.S. officials see as weakened Iran. Iran-backed groups in the Middle East - Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza and Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon - have been heavily degraded by Israeli forces and Syria's Bashar al-Assad, who was closely aligned with Tehran, was overthrown by rebels.
Iranian officials have denied any loss of regional influence. Last year, Israeli strikes on Iranian facilities, including missile factories and air defenses, in retaliation for Iranian missile and drone attacks, reduced Tehran's conventional military capabilities, according to U.S. officials and outside experts.

RUSSIAN OFFER TO MEDIATE
Trump has upended U.S. foreign policy after taking office in January, adopting a more conciliatory stance towards Russia that has left Western allies wary as he tries to broker an end to Moscow's three-year-old war in Ukraine.
Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, a multinational agreement to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, in 2018, a year into his first White House term.
Last month, Trump restored his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero. However, he also said he would like to make a deal with Tehran.
It is unclear how Trump's overture to Iran would be received by U.S. ally Israel, an arch foe of Tehran. Iran and Israel mounted military strikes on each other last April and October.
The Israeli prime minister's office did not immediately return a request for comment on Trump's letter to Iran.
Russia has offered to mediate between the United States and Iran, a source briefed on discussions told Reuters on Tuesday, as the Kremlin vowed to do everything possible to facilitate a peaceful solution to tensions over Tehran's nuclear program.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed international efforts to resolve the situation around Iran's nuclear program with Iranian ambassador Kazem Jalali, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Meanwhile, senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defense cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and employment data indicates.

SANCTIONS AND DIPLOMACY
After Trump quit the nuclear agreement in 2018, Iran began moving away from its nuclear-related commitments under the 2015 deal between Iran and key world powers, which lifted sanctions on Iran in return for restrictions on its nuclear program.
After taking office in January, Trump also directed his U.N. ambassador to work with allies to "complete the snapback of international sanctions and restrictions on Iran."
Britain, France and Germany told the United Nations Security Council in December that they are ready - if necessary - to trigger the restoration of all the international sanctions to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
It was not the first time a U.S. president has communicated with Iranian leaders. Under Iranian law, the supreme leader, not the president, has the last say on key state matters like Iran's foreign policy and the nuclear program.
When U.S. President Barack Obama took office in 2009, he offered Khamenei direct engagement - provided Iran was serious about ending concerns over its nuclear program. Obama twice wrote directly to Khamenei, in 2009 and again in 2012.
Iranian officials in 2014 acknowledged that Tehran had replied to previous letters from Obama, though it was not clear who specifically had responded.
Iran confirmed in 2013 that President Hassan Rouhani had exchanged letters with Obama, confirming a rare contact between leaders of the two nations.
The United States and Iran cut diplomatic relations in 1980, after students and Islamic militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took American diplomats hostage.

Didnt he blow that up in his last term

I wonder which Fox News host suggested this to him. I also wonder if itll distract him from the Greenland nonsense.

I trust Iran with nuclear weapons a hell of a lot more than I trust the United States right now

hivebent4life posted...

Didnt he blow that up in his last term

I guess the best case scenario is that he does actually want a deal, in the sense that he wants a deal that he could claim credit for.

Man, if only someone had already negotiated such a deal 10 years ago.

wait....

UnholyMudcrab posted...

I trust Iran with nuclear weapons a hell of a lot more than I trust the United States right now

Elon Musk likely has the nuclear codes by now

Rexdragon125 posted...

Elon Musk likely has the nuclear codes by now

Nah, we'd all have died by now if that was true.

Israel didn't want a deal the first time surprised Trump is going against Bibi on this

hivebent4life posted...

Didnt he blow that up in his last term

Waiting for him to get a neutered version of that and brag about how it's the greatest deal ever.

Error1355 posted...

Nah, we'd all have died by now if that was true.

He probably would have nuked Jon Stewart by now for making him look like a giant fucking loser.

Hell just fuck this up like he fucked up everything else hes ever done.

Lmao of course he does.

Iran should tell him to pound sand. There's no reason to take a deal now. That moment has passed. Especially after he killed one of their generals.

jefffan posted...

Lmao of course he does.

Iran should tell him to pound sand. There's no reason to take a deal now. That moment has passed. Especially after he killed one of their generals.

Iran depending on the deal may take it with Hamas, Assad gone in Syria, and Hezbollah all now weakened Iran is also weakened. Internally the hand picked successor also died in a helicopter crash.

Israel will pick a course of action for Gaza and once done it will be mainly focused on Iran again.

hivebent4life posted...

Didnt he blow that up in his last term

Yep, sure did.

name_unknown posted...

Iran depending on the deal may take it

maybe but there is a high chance they won't not after he tore up the deal and then killed their high rank general who was like the vice president of iran and why would they even take it when he showed how un trustful he is and america as a whole has lost the trust of the world now it's clear any deal you make with them will be thrown out of the window with the next guy getting in

Well, let's hope the Iranian regime is sufficiently fond of the pleasures of being in power to avoid doing anything rash.

Because it must surely be tempting for Iran to reply to this bullshit with the withering contempt it deserves, in public, which would have extremely predictable results.

Yes, he personally fucked up the deal last time.

Yes, he has demonstrably proven on the world stage that he will not honor nuclear deals, even for a predominantly white country.

Yes, he has frequently and loudly talked about Muslim eradication.

Yes, he is a flailing child.

But surely this time he will be presidential and intelli-

I threw up in my mouth a little.

Europe have started to talk about making nukes because they can't really trust NATO any longer.
How long until Iran points at Europe and Trump starts to threaten Europe to stop making nukes?

What reason would Iran have to make such a deal? Having nukes grants them security while making a deal with Trump just means he'll break the deal the second he wants to while leaving Iran in a weaker position.

If you ask me? Canada should build some nukes. I'm typically very anti nuclear proliferation but that was then and this is now. Different world we live in now.

So he ripped up the original agreement in a tantrum just because it happened in under Obama... that already gives them no reason to trust him. Then he went and murdered one of their generals, and they surely haven't forgiven him for it. I don't know why he thinks he'll get anywhere with this.

mercurydude posted...

So he ripped up the original agreement in a tantrum just because it happened in under Obama... that already gives them no reason to trust him. Then he went and murdered one of their generals, and they surely haven't forgiven him for it. I don't know why he thinks he'll get anywhere with this.

He's very stupid, is the thing

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No nukes for you

UnholyMudcrab posted...

He's very stupid, is the thing

President Paste-eater.

Hes too dumb and lazy to look at the details of the deal he cancelled. Fox told him it was bad plus Obama signed it. Now it doesnt matter what the terms are, as long as he gets to be the one that signs it and the ppl at Fox say good job then hell feel like a big boy.

bfslick50 posted...

Hes too dumb and lazy to look at the details of the deal he cancelled. Fox told him it was bad plus Obama signed it. Now it doesnt matter what the terms are, as long as he gets to be the one that signs it and the ppl at Fox say good job then hell feel like a big boy.

In a more sensible world, Trump would be free to focus on the only thing that matters at his development level -- the serious challenge of trying to get all of the ca-ca into the toilet at #2 time.

Putting aside literally everything else

Why would anyone make or value a deal with the US when they are openly not only saying but bragging that they won't stand by deals they have made. They'll just declare it "unfair" and move on.

Honestly America is less trustworthy than Iran right now and that's not hyperbole.

UnfairRepresent posted...

Putting aside literally everything else

Why would anyone make or value a deal with the US when they are openly not only saying but bragging that they won't stand by deals they have made. They'll just declare it "unfair" and move on.

Honestly America is less trustworthy than Iran right now and that's not hyperbole.

100% this. America cannot be trusted. Trump has even been ripping up his own deals on a whim, to say nothing of historical deals. On top of that, the American people have shown themselves to be willing to elect someone like Trump even after all the stuff he did last time, so even in a future where Trump is gone, there's no assurance that this won't happen again in the near future. Given Iran's current issues, they'd be absolutely crazy to try and make any deal with America.

He originally cancelled the first Iran Nuclear Deal. It would probably be better if we still had a deal with them than what's been going on the last few years

EPR-radar posted...

In a more sensible world, Trump would be free to focus on the only thing that matters at his development level -- the serious challenge of trying to get all of the ca-ca into the toilet at #2 time.

And he'd be doing it in a stainless steel shitter with a sink on top.