U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States will not rush into a new nuclear deal with Iran [1].
The statement comes as the administration seeks to leverage current pressures, including the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, to secure terms it considers superior to previous agreements [1, 3].
Trump announced via public statements and social media from the White House that any final agreement would be "good and proper" [1, 2]. He said that the goal is to avoid the concessions that characterized the Obama-era deal, which the current administration views as insufficient [1, 3, 4].
"There is no rush to finalise the deal. Any agreement will be good and proper," Trump said [1].
The president dismissed critics of his approach to the negotiations. "Don't listen to the losers, who are critical about something they know nothing about," Trump said [4].
Trump said he is confident in the negotiation process and the eventual outcome. "I don't make bad deals. The pact with Iran will be good and proper," Trump said [5].
While the administration has indicated that talks may occur very soon, Trump said the U.S. would maintain its current posture until a satisfactory agreement is reached [1, 3]. This strategy aims to ensure that Tehran accepts more stringent limitations than those present in the previous pact [1, 3, 4].
“"There is no rush to finalise the deal. Any agreement will be good and proper."”
The administration is utilizing a 'maximum pressure' strategy, combining economic and naval leverage to force Iran into a more restrictive nuclear agreement. By explicitly rejecting the framework of the Obama-era deal, the U.S. is signaling that it will not return to the previous status quo, potentially prolonging the current standoff to ensure a more comprehensive set of concessions from Tehran.
