The United States has not yet achieved a breakthrough in negotiations with Iran despite a two-hour meeting at the White House on Friday. Amid the ongoing talks, a White House official said President Donald Trump will not sign any agreement with Tehran unless it is “good for America" and meets his red lines.
The remarks came even as Trump on Friday said he would make a “final determination" on a possible deal to end the conflict, while Iranian officials insisted that no final understanding has yet been reached.
According to the White House official, the President remains committed to ensuring that any agreement with Iran is acceptable to the United States before signing off on it. “Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon," the official added.
Trump said he would take the final decision on a possible deal after reviewing the terms under discussion. The comments came amid reports of continuing exchanges between Washington and Tehran over a framework for a potential agreement.
Trump’s meeting in the Situation Room lasted about two hours and did not reach a decision regarding a new agreement with Iran. Pentagon said that the results of security meetings will also drive the direction of political negotiations between Lebanon and Israel next week.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said communication between the two sides was continuing but stressed that no final agreement had been reached.
“The exchange of messages is continuing," Baghaei said, adding that “an understanding has not been finalised". Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf also struck a cautious tone.
He said any agreement would be judged by actions rather than promises. “Only actions are the measure. No action will be taken before the other side acts," he said.
Iran’s state-linked Fars news agency criticised Trump’s latest comments about a possible agreement.
The agency described his statements as a “mix of truth and lies" and accused him of attempting to project a “fake victory" before any final deal had been concluded.
According to sources cited by Fars, no final agreement has been approved in Tehran and discussions remain under review. The report said the proposed understanding is based on a “commitment for commitment" approach rather than unilateral concessions by Iran.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump outlined several conditions he claimed Iran would have to accept. Among them were permanently abandoning nuclear weapons ambitions and reopening the Strait of Hormuz to unrestricted shipping without charging tolls.
Trump also claimed Iran would remove mines from the strategic waterway and that the US naval blockade on Iranian ports would be lifted. However, Iranian sources quoted by Fars disputed several of those claims. They said the draft memorandum under discussion contains no provision requiring Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz without conditions or fees.
According to reports, Tehran intends to reopen the route only under its own security arrangements, which could include vessel monitoring, inspections and security services.
