{"id":1065,"date":"2026-05-24T23:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/24\/trump-slams-losers-criticizing-iran-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T23:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:40:14","slug":"trump-slams-losers-criticizing-iran-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1065","title":{"rendered":"Trump slams \u2018losers\u2019 criticizing Iran deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US president has instructed negotiators \u201cnot to rush,\u201d saying critics \u201cknow nothing about\u201d the ongoing talks<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>US President Donald Trump has lashed out at critics of a still-unfinished peace deal with Iran, saying negotiations with Tehran are proceeding in an \u201corderly and constructive manner\u201d<\/em> but that he has instructed his representatives \u201cnot to rush\u201d<\/em> into an agreement.<\/p>\n

Trump insisted that any deal reached by his administration would not resemble the Obama-era 2015 nuclear agreement, which he unilaterally abandoned during his first term and has described as \u201cone of the worst deals ever made.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOur deal is the exact opposite, but nobody has seen it, or knows what it is. It isn\u2019t even fully negotiated yet,\u201d<\/em> he wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. \u201cSo don\u2019t listen to the losers, who are critical about something they know nothing about.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Trump said \u201ctime is on our side\u201d<\/em> and warned that the US blockade would remain \u201cin full force and effect\u201d<\/em> until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed. \u201cBoth sides must take their time and get it right. There can be no mistakes!\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n

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US officials detail possible Iran deal \u2013 Axios<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Axios reported on Sunday that the emerging deal would take the form of a 60-day memorandum of understanding, which could be extended by mutual consent. Under the draft, the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened without tolls, Iran would clear mines it had deployed in the waterway, and the US would lift its blockade on Iranian ports and issue limited sanctions waivers allowing Tehran to sell oil.<\/p>\n

The draft also reportedly includes Iranian commitments never to pursue nuclear weapons and to negotiate over suspending uranium enrichment and removing its highly enriched uranium stockpile, though the method remained under negotiation, according to anonymous US officials cited by the New York Times and CBS News. Fox News reported that the deal was \u201c95% there\u201d<\/em> as of Sunday, but negotiators were still haggling over \u201clanguage.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n READ MORE: <\/span>Trump announces \u2018finalization\u2019 of Iran deal
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Iranian officials have not publicly commented on the reported terms, but previously said the focus of talks remained on ending the war, and that nuclear details were not being discussed at this stage. The Fars news agency has also disputed Trump\u2019s claim that the Strait of Hormuz would simply be \u201copened,\u201d<\/em> saying the waterway would remain under Iranian management.<\/p>\n

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Hormuz akin to \u2018atomic bomb\u2019 \u2013 Iranian supreme leader\u2019s adviser<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Iran has repeatedly portrayed control over the Strait of Hormuz as its main strategic leverage and has sought to change the legal regime governing the strait. Mohammad Mokhber, a senior adviser to Iran\u2019s supreme leader, described the waterway as \u201ca capability equivalent to an atomic bomb,\u201d<\/em> saying Tehran will not \u201cforfeit the gains\u201d<\/em> made during the war without concessions from Washington.<\/p>\n

The proposed MOU also reportedly states that the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon would end. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly raised concerns about that provision and other parts of the draft during his call with Trump on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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