White House says Iran deal could take days
Source: msn/Axios
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The White House doesn't expect an agreement to end the war with Iran Sunday and thinks it could take several days for the deal's approval by Iran's leadership, including Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, a senior U.S. official said in a briefing with reporters.
Why it matters: While U.S. officials are optimistic that a deal will be signed within days, they also acknowledge it has not been finalized and could still fall apart. "We are in a very good place but there are ways in which the deal can be undermined," a senior U.S. official said.
The deal would avoid an escalation of the war and decrease the pressure on the global oil supply. However, it's unclear whether it will lead to a lasting peace agreement that also addresses President Trump's nuclear demands. President Trump told his "representatives not to rush into a deal" with Iran, he announced Sunday on Truth Social, saying "both sides must take their time and get it right." He said the U.S. naval blockade will "remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed."
State of play: The senior Trump administration official said there are still details "to work out," but the "slow and opaque" nature of Iran's decision-making system could delay an agreement by another few days.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/white-house-says-iran-deal-could-take-days/ar-AA23X7DZ
Two weeks.
EarthFirst
(4,223 posts)You cannot swing the balance of the markets when theyre closed for a long holiday weekend
Wuddles440
(2,133 posts)most world markets are open.
Deuxcents
(27,756 posts)Festivito
(13,923 posts)Not to worry. Something else will come up.
C_U_L8R
(49,548 posts)Or is it the golf game thats getting in the way again?
Bluestocking
(810 posts)Whenever I see Trump said, I know it is not true.
sakabatou
(46,391 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(137,623 posts)H2O Man
(79,283 posts)Recommended.
wyn borkins
(1,387 posts)Botany
(77,897 posts)David Shuster @DavidShus... 2h S: According to Al Jazeera, the Iran deals includes unfreezing billions in Iranian funds, lifting U.S. blockade, pulling U.S. forces away, reopening strait of Hormuz though with tolls to Iran, and allowing Iran to keep its enriched uranium. This would be a total U.S. surrender.
nice job, Donald Trump
— George Conway âï¸ðºð¸ (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-05-24T00:38:45.202Z
pat_k
(13,905 posts)... And when it is clear that the only way out means epic humiliation for which there is no "spin" there is NO WAY he'll allow it.
SouthBayDem
(33,368 posts)Actual quote from this AP article:
If the result of all that is to be an Iranian regime still run by Islamists who chant death to America now receiving billions of dollars, being able to enrich uranium & develop nuclear weapons, and having effective control over the Strait of Hormuz, then that outcome would be a disastrous mistake, Cruz wrote Saturday on the social media platform X. It was in reaction to Trumps update after he had spoken with the leaders of Israel and other U.S. allies in the region.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who also is close to Trump, panned any deal that would leave Iran perceived as being a dominant force in the region and in which it would retain its ability to destroy oil infrastructure throughout the Gulf.
twodogsbarking
(19,408 posts)Way to go genius.
paleotn
(22,787 posts)if they had crossed that threshold prior, none of this would have happened. And to keep it from happening again, they'll build nukes. Existential threats have a way of doing that. Plus over a decade of negotiations wasted. What a bunch of fuck ups.
in2herbs
(4,554 posts)Aussie105
(8,198 posts)Still blame shifting the slow dealing to Iran?
The sooner Trump and his minions work out Iran is dealing from a position of strength and has little to lose, and a lot to gain, by slowing down negotiations, the better.
Trump needs to come up with some serious sweeteners.
He has forgotten, but Iran hasn't, that the US took out their Supreme Leader a while back.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/28/us-israel-military-operation-epic-fury-iran/
Paywalled but the title is enough of a reminder if you have forgotten.