Trump punts nuclear question with placeholder Iran deal
Key questions about Iran’s nuclear program remain unanswered by the interim agreement.
WASHINGTON — More than three months after declaring there would be no deal with Iran “except unconditional surrender,” President Donald Trump is settling for one that leaves Iran’s nuclear program unresolved.
The text of the memorandum of understanding reached on Sunday has not been made public, though, allowing both sides to shape their own narratives around it. Trump said it will be released "pretty soon" after Friday's signing ceremony in Switzerland.
Broadly, Washington and Tehran have described an MoU that calls for a 60-day ceasefire during which Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the United States would lift its counterblockade on Iranian ports. Iran would receive phased sanctions relief and access to frozen funds as it meets nuclear and related benchmarks, US officials have said.
“The main thing is that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. They fully agreed to that with strong policing powers,” Trump told reporters on Monday.
