Trump Says Iran Peace Deal Not Finalized, Iran’s Pezeshkian Reassures Nuclear Weapons Not Sought

U.S. President Donald Trump said an Iran peace deal was “largely negotiated” after a call with regional leaders, and he wrote on Truth Social that final aspects and details are “currently being discussed” and will be announced shortly.

Trump also said the deal is subject to finalization between the U.S., the Islamic Republic of Iran and other countries in the region, while he added that “time is on our side” and that the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz would remain in effect until an agreement is “reached, certified and signed.”

Al Jazeera

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told IRNA that Iran is “ready to assure the world we do not seek nuclear weapons,” and he reiterated that position “Prior to the martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei.”

In parallel, NewsNation reported that Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to the country’s supreme leader, said “managing the Strait of Hormuz is our legal right,” warning that if the U.S. continues this war, “we will make the American people miserable and the American economy miserable.”

Pezeshkian said Iran does not desire regional instability and accused Israel of driving it, telling IRNA that “It is rather Tel Aviv that is driving regional instability,” while he said Iranian negotiators “will never compromise on the country’s “honour and dignity”.”

The TRT World report also quoted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying the world might “get some good news” soon after Trump’s announcement about an agreement that would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Anadolu Ajansı

Before Trump’s announcement, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said a “trend towards rapprochement” with Washington was underway but warned that “it does not necessarily mean that the United States and we will reach an agreement on the important issues.”

A separate Anadolu Ajansı report carried Pezeshkian’s IRNA remarks that “We are ready to assure the world we do not seek nuclear weapons,” and it linked the comments to negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and broader tensions with the U.S.

At the UN Disarmament Conference in Geneva, Seyed Abbas Araqchi said Iran’s right to use nuclear energy is “non-negotiable,” and he argued that “Nuclear weapons are the greatest threat to humanity.”

Araqchi said the Islamic Republic of Iran has always made clear that it is “neither seeking to produce nor to acquire nuclear weapons,” and he said this position is strengthened by religious considerations that “prohibit weapons of mass destruction.”

Tabnak quoted Araqchi saying the U.S. attack on Iran has “put the essence of the NPT into question,” and he said countries that provided arms and intelligence support are “partners in this action.”

In an interview with IRIB News Agency, Ali Akbar Salehi, the former head of the Atomic Energy Organization, said “There is a path to provide tangible guarantees that Iran will not move toward a nuclear weapon,” and he added that “zero enrichment” is not acceptable and “will not be negotiable in any way.”