US President Donald Trump has told the Israeli parliament that Washington is ready to make the “best deal for Iran” if Tehran returns to talks on its nuclear program.
Trump: US ready for Iran deal ‘when Tehran is ready’
US President Donald Trump said in a speech to the Israeli Knesset that the US is ready to make a deal with Iran as soon as Tehran is ready.
“We are ready when you are ready — that would be the best decision Iran has ever made,” Trump said.
“The hand of friendship and cooperation is extended. They want to make a deal — and it would be great if we could do that.”
His comments came after five rounds of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States that preceded the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June, in which Washington participated by striking Iranian nuclear facilities.
Iran responds: “The offer must be fair”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday that Tehran was ready to consider a “balanced and fair” US offer, but had not yet received any concrete proposals to start talks.
“If we receive a reasonable, balanced and fair offer from the Americans, we will consider it,” Araqchi said, adding that Tehran and Washington were exchanging messages through intermediaries.
He also rejected Egypt’s invitation to attend an upcoming Gaza peace summit, saying Iran “cannot sit at the table with those who attacked the Iranian people and continue to threaten and sanction us.”
Israeli Visit and Middle East Strategy
Trump’s speech in Israel came ahead of his trip to Egypt, where he is scheduled to hold a summit aimed at creating conditions for lasting peace in Gaza.
“Nothing would do more good for the region than for Iran to abandon terrorists and recognize Israel’s right to exist,” Trump stressed.
Araqchi, however, sharply rejected the possibility of normalizing Iran’s relations with Israel, calling it “an empty wish.”
“Iran will never recognize an occupying regime that committed genocide and killed children,” he said.
The main obstacle is uranium enrichment
One of the key stumbling blocks remains uranium enrichment on Iranian territory. Western countries are seeking to reduce it to zero to eliminate the risk of creating nuclear weapons, but Tehran categorically refuses.
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