JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said that talks with Iran were "very good" in the last 24 hours, and an agreement to permanently end the US-Israeli war "is very possible".
Trump said Iran was eager to "make a deal," and insisted that any deal reached must ensure Iran cannot acquire nuclear weapons.
"They want to make a deal. We have had very good talks over the last 24 hours, and it is very possible that we will make a deal," Trump said in the Oval Office, on Wednesday, May 6, as reported by Antara from Anadolu.
"Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, and they won't have them, and they have agreed to that," he said.
When asked if there was a specific deadline to reach an agreement, Trump insisted that "there was never a deadline."
Trump previously said in an interview with American television station PBS that the deal should involve Iran transferring enriched uranium supplies directly to the US, and should require Tehran to end all operations at its underground nuclear facilities.
Although Trump expressed optimism that a resolution "is very close," he still gave a stern warning: "If they agree, it's all over, and if they don't agree, we'll drop the bomb."
The president explicitly rejected reports that the deal would allow Iran to maintain uranium enrichment at 3.67 percent, saying the provision was not part of the current framework.
Iran on Wednesday (6/5) said that the US proposal conveyed through Pakistani mediation was still under review and that Tehran would communicate its final position after completing an internal assessment.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA that the US proposal was still under review and that Iran would convey its conclusions to Pakistan after the review process was completed.
ISNA also reported that some of the content published by the US media, Axios, regarding a possible deal between Tehran and Washington was "media speculation," and that Iran's negotiating team remained focused on the issue of "fully ending the war."
Axios reported that Iran and the US had almost reached an initial agreement to end the conflict and set parameters for broader nuclear negotiations.
Washington expects a response from Tehran on several key issues within 48 hours, according to the report.
Although no final agreement has been reached, US officials reportedly view the talks as the most important step towards an initial agreement between the two sides since the conflict began.
The proposed memorandum would declare an end to the war and set a 30-day negotiation period for a more detailed agreement.
The next talks will focus on reopening transit through the Strait of Hormuz, limiting Iran's nuclear program, and lifting US sanctions.
Islamabad and Geneva are being considered as possible venues for the negotiations, Axios reported.
Based on the draft provisions, Iran will agree to a moratorium on uranium enrichment, while the US will gradually ease sanctions and release billions of dollars in frozen Iranian funds.
The two sides will also loosen restrictions related to the Strait of Hormuz, including Iran's restrictions on shipping and a US naval blockade.
The duration of the uranium enrichment moratorium has not yet been decided. Iran initially proposed a five-year period, while the US wanted 20 years.
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