Trump Announces US-Iran Negotiations to Begin Monday After Halting Strikes
Quick Look
- US President Donald Trump announced that negotiations with Iran would commence on Monday, following his decision to cancel new strikes against the Islamic republic.
- Trump stated the decision was influenced by requests from Iran and US allies Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, who believe a deal is possible on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's denuclearization.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
US President Donald Trump decided to hold off on new strikes against Iran to pursue a deal, stating that Iran and US partners Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar had asked him to do so.
US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday after he decided to hold off on new strikes against the Islamic republic to pursue a deal.
“Obviously, they don’t want to be attacked. They knew the extent of the attack because they saw it forming,” Trump told reporters on Sunday aboard Air Force One.
“Now what we’re doing is we’re talking to them in the form of a negotiation. It begins tomorrow afternoon,” Trump said without providing further details of the venue of the talks or the participants.
Explaining his decision-making, Trump said he had been asked by Iran as well as US partners Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to hold off on the strikes.
“When the allies asked to call it off, you’ve got to sort [of] say: ‘Well, let’s see.’ And the reason they ask is they think there’s a deal,” Trump said.
“There’s a deal on (the Strait of) Hormuz and then there will be a deal on the nuclear, or you might call it the denuclearisation of Iran.”
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Negotiations between the US and Iran will begin on Monday afternoon.
Very likely · Within hours
A deal will be reached on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's denuclearization.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What is the venue for the negotiations?
- Who are the specific participants in the talks?
- What are the detailed terms of the proposed deals?
