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Sunday, May 24, 2026
Trump: US ‘in no rush’ during ‘constructive’ Iran talks; ‘perhaps’ Tehran will join Abraham Accords
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US President Donald Trump calls negotiations with Iran “constructive,” while noting that “time is on [Washington’s] side” and the US naval blockade against Iran will remain in effect until an agreement is reached.
“The negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side,” Trump writes on Truth Social. “The Blockade will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed. Both sides must take their time and get it right. There can be no mistakes!” he adds.
President Trump on Iran:
One of the worst deals ever made by our Country was the Iran Nuclear Deal, put forth and signed into existence by Barack Hussein Obama and the rank amateurs of the Obama Administration. It was a direct path to Iran developing a Nuclear Weapon. Not so… pic.twitter.com/OTzn1BzcQL
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 24, 2026
Trump repeats his assertion that whatever deal is reached with Iran will be better than the one previously negotiated by the Obama administration, saying the current deal will be “THE EXACT OPPOSITE.”
“Our relationship with Iran is becoming a much more professional and productive one,” Trump continues, while adding that “they cannot develop or procure a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb.”
He thanks regional countries for their “support and cooperation,” which he says “will be further enhanced and strengthened by their joining the Nations of the historic Abraham Accords” normalization agreements brokered by his administration, and goes as far as to suggest that Iran, which is sworn to Israel’s destruction, perhaps “would like to join [the Accords], as well!”
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