Trump Convenes National Security Team To Make Decision On Iran Deal

President Donald Trump will meet his national security team to make a decision about an agreement with Iran.

In a social media publication, Trump reiterated that Tehran “must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb” as a key condition for any deal.

“The Hormuz Strait must be immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, in both directions. All water mines (bombs), if any, will be terminated (we have removed, through detonation, numerous such mines with our great underwater mine sweepers. Iran will complete the immediate removal and/or detonation of any mines that are left, which will not be many!)” Trump added.

He went on to say that the U.S.’s blockade of Iranian ports would be lifted and “nuclear dust,” will be “unearthed” in coordination with Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and “DESTROYED.”

“No money will be exchanged, until further notice. Other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to. I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination,” Trump added.

The development comes hours after Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. and Iran are “very close” to reaching an an agreement on a memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and begin negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program.

“We’re going back and forth on a couple of language points. We’ve made a lot of progress here,” Vance said when discussing the state of negotiations.

“Hopefully, we’ll continue to make progress and the president will be in a position where he can endorse the agreement, but obviously that’s still TBD,” he added.

Axios had reported on Thursday that the countries have indeed reached an agreement on the document but still need necessary approval from the top brass. A posterior report noted that Iranian officials said they already have the necessary approval and are prepared to sign.

Hostilities have continued in the meantime. U.S. forces said this week they shot down four Iran one-way attack drones and targeted a ground control station inside the country that posed a direct threat to them and commercial shipping.

The incident took place near Bandar Abbas, a city near the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier, U.S. ships had tried to cross the key waterway without authorization from Tehran, according to Iranian media cited by NBC News.

A U.S. official told the outlet that the attacks were limited and do not mean major combat operations will be resumed.