— They really want to reach an agreement. They are not there yet. We're not happy about it, but we will: either it will happen or we'll just have to finish the job, Donald Trump said. — They're negotiating with all their strength, we'll see what happens. “Maybe we'll have to go back (to Iran) and finish (it), maybe not,” he added.
– They thought they would wait me out. We'll wait him out because he has midterm elections… I don't care about midterm elections. Look what happened yesterday, it was a prelude to the election, he continued, referring to Tuesday's election in Texas. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who supports him, defeated incumbent Republican senator John Cornyn in the primary election for Texas senator.
Trump also told PBS News on Wednesday that he would not ease sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran handing over its stocks of enriched uranium.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed during a cabinet meeting that it will be clear “within hours and days” whether progress can be made in negotiations with Iran. He admitted that some progress had already been achieved. He noted that Trump prefers to negotiate with Iran, but also reminded that the president also has other options to use.
Last weekend, the US president said that the United States was close to a peace agreement with Iran. However, he later suggested that it might take some time and that he was in no rush to conclude a deal. The agreement has not been finalized or signed yet.
