U.S. Is Negotiating an Iran Deal That Would Buy Time, Again
The United States proposed a 20-year “suspension” of all nuclear activity, even as President Trump demands assurances that Iran can never build a nuclear weapon.
Just before Vice President JD Vance left Islamabad early Sunday morning, he described Iran and the United States as worlds apart, chiefly on the question of assurances that Iran can never build a nuclear weapon — “not just now, not just two years from now, but for the long term.”
It turns out that the Trump administration’s idea of the long term is 20 years.
The Kremlin said Russia’s offer to accept Iran’s enriched uranium as part of a potential agreement with the United States remains in place.
“This proposal was voiced by President Putin in contacts with both the United States and regional states. The offer still stands, but it has not been acted upon,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russia’s state-owned RIA Novosti news agency.
Peskov added that Moscow is ready to provide support for efforts aimed at de-escalating the crisis surrounding Iran.