JAKARTA - President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that the United States had won a "total and complete victory" after agreeing to a two-week ceasefire with Iran.
In the phone call, President Trump said he believed China had persuaded Iran to negotiate, and said Tehran's enriched uranium would be "handled perfectly."
The US leader appeared optimistic about a ceasefire with Iran, although Tehran also considers it a victory for its side, and amid questions about what exactly the two sides have agreed to.
The two sides agreed to a cease-fire less than an hour before Trump's deadline to destroy the Islamic Republic was due to end.
"Total and complete victory. 100 percent. There is no doubt about it," President Trump told AFP in a brief conversation when asked if he was claiming victory with the ceasefire, Al Arabiya reported from AFP (8/4).
With uncertainty over arrangements for reopening the Strait of Hormuz for oil traffic in particular, President Trump insisted there was a strong framework for a long-term deal.
"We have a 15-point agreement, most of which have been agreed upon. We'll see what happens. We'll see if the agreement is reached," said President Trump.
Previously, the Republican politician said in a post on Truth Social, Iran had given a 10-point proposal that "can be implemented."
President Trump did not say whether Oa would return to his original threat to destroy Iran's power plants and civilian bridges if the deal failed.
"You have to watch it," President Trump said.
The fate of Iran's enriched uranium reserves is another key question, after a war that the US president says is partly aimed at ensuring Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.
However, President Trump insisted that the nuclear material would be covered by any peace deal.
"It will be handled perfectly, or I will not approve it," he said, without giving specific details about what would happen to the uranium.
It is known that the ceasefire agreement was reached after more than a month of mutual attacks by the United States and Israel with Iran, following mediation by Pakistan.
President Trump said he believed China had played a role in bringing Iran to the negotiating table.
"I heard yes," President Trump said when asked if Beijing was involved in efforts to bring Tehran's main allies to negotiate a ceasefire.
President Trump himself is scheduled to travel to Beijing in mid-May to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a crucial summit between the two superpowers.
The trip was originally scheduled for early April, but President Trump postponed it, saying he had to stay in Washington to oversee the Iran war.
Beijing is a close partner of Tehran and a major buyer of Iranian oil, much of which passes through the strait.
However, Beijing also has strong economic ties with the Gulf states and has repeatedly criticized attacks on them by Iran.
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