Jerusalem (AFP) – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the fledgling ceasefire between Israel and Iran was going “very well” and teased new nuclear talks with Tehran, as leaked US intelligence cast doubt on the damage done to the Islamic republic’s atomic programme.
Iran-US talks
Trump said that the United States would hold fresh nuclear negotiations with Iran, even after boasting that US strikes had crippled its atomic programme.
He told reporters that Israel and Iran were “both tired, exhausted” after 12 days of war, going on to say that talks with Tehran were planned for “next week”.
“We may sign an agreement. I don’t know,” he added. “I mean, they had a war, they fought, now they’re going back to their world. I don’t care if I have an agreement or not.”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had said on Tuesday his country was willing to return to negotiations, but would continue to “assert its legitimate rights” to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
