US President Donald Trump launched a series of striking positions regarding the ongoing negotiations with Iran, revealing that Tehran had agreed not to possess a nuclear weapon, and indicating at the same time the possibility of him meeting Mojtaba Khamenei “at some point,” coinciding with his talk about his annoyance at the continuation of the conflict between Israel and Lebanon.
Trump said, according to what Arab media reported of his urgent statements, that Mojtaba Khamenei is involved in the ongoing negotiations with the United States, adding that “there are those who say that he gives his approval to what is being discussed in the talks.”
The US President confirmed that Iran has agreed not to possess a nuclear weapon, in a position that reflects possible progress in the negotiation process between Washington and Tehran, despite the ambiguity that still surrounds the nature of the required guarantees and the mechanism that could translate this commitment into practice.
In a related context, Trump indicated that he would likely meet Khamenei at a later stage, considering that he might reach an agreement with him “in some form,” according to what the media reported.
On the Lebanon line, Trump said that he was disturbed by the continuation of the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, revealing that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “in an angry tone” about the situation in Lebanon.
These statements come days after Israeli and American reports spoke of sharp tension between Trump and Netanyahu against the backdrop of Israeli threats to target Beirut and the southern suburbs, at a time when Washington seeks to prevent the expansion of the Lebanese confrontation and avoid its impact on the course of negotiations with Iran.
Trump’s simultaneous positions towards Iran and Lebanon reflect the intertwining of regional files at this stage, as the US administration appears to be trying to separate the negotiating track with Tehran from the military escalation in Lebanon, while maintaining pressure on Israel to prevent field steps that might mix the negotiating cards and push the region towards a broader confrontation.
