© EPA-EFE/ALEX BRANDON / POOL The American President is slated to conduct a teleconference with the leaders of the Gulf nations.
US President Donald Trump stated he will be meeting with his negotiators later today to deliberate on Iran’s most recent proposal. He will likely decide by Sunday whether to restart hostilities, Trump conveyed during an interview with Axios.
Trump expressed the odds of him securing a “favorable” agreement or “erasing them from the map” were “precisely 50/50.”
The president is scheduled to conduct a phone call with Gulf leaders later today to discuss the situation with Iran, according to a couple of sources acquainted with the plans. The leaders of Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey are anticipated to be among the participants. Furthermore, a senior Israeli official mentioned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his assistants are in communication with the White House regarding the potential agreement.
Concurrently, Trump informed the publication that he will convene with special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner later on Saturday to go over Iran’s latest response. Vice President J.D. Vance is expected to be in attendance.
Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir, who was functioning as a go-between for the factions, departed Tehran on Saturday after conferring with high-ranking officials and attempting to negotiate a settlement. The arrangement hasn’t been finalized, but Pakistan indicated there was “encouraging advancement toward an ultimate understanding.”
The news outlet reiterates that the fresh project, which Trump intends to assess on Saturday, surfaced as a consequence of dialogues between Iran and Pakistan.
An Iranian Foreign Ministry representative declared on Saturday that Iran and the United States are in the concluding stages of discussing a memorandum of understanding to terminate the conflict.
He mentioned the memorandum would also tackle the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, removal of the US embargo, and releasing frozen Iranian assets. He specified that would be succeeded by a 30-60-day timeframe of discussions on an elaborate accord.
Simultaneously, Trump remarked he would only consent to a deal that would address issues such as uranium enrichment and the destiny of Iran’s present stockpiles.
However, the publication points out that these concerns are unlikely to be comprehensively resolved within the context of the Memorandum of Understanding that the US and Iran are currently debating with the intention of concluding the war and initiating more substantial negotiations.
Regional mediators — Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan — have been striving to reconcile the disparities between the sides over the last 24 hours, engaging in numerous phone conversations with both Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Witkoff.
Trump conceded that “some individuals would prefer to reach an agreement, while others would prefer to resume the war,” but refuted the notion that Netanyahu was “concerned” that he might secure an unfavorable bargain.
Trump depicted Netanyahu as a man “divided” between two choices. Israeli authorities claim the prime minister is deeply apprehensive about the agreement under discussion and has implored Trump to initiate another wave of strikes.
As a reminder, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio communicated that Washington perceives some headway in negotiations with Iran, but a plethora of unresolved matters still persist.
On May 18, Trump proclaimed he was postponing new attacks on Iran to grant the sides additional time for diplomatic talks. Concurrently, he cautioned that military strain could intensify if Tehran did not consent to the conditions advocated by the White House.
The US Senate, in the interim, has endorsed deliberation on a bill that could compel Trump to either conclude the war with Iran or secure formal congressional approval to prolong it. Nevertheless, the document’s future potential remains ambiguous.