Trump Says He Is Halting Negotiations With Iran

The Trump administration was in discussions to potentially aid Iran in rebuilding after its ceasefire with Israel before President Donald Trump announced Friday he halted the talks in response to Iran’s supreme leader.

Four sources familiar with the matter told CNN that the discussions included access to up to $30 billion for a civilian-energy-producing nuclear program, easing sanctions and unfreezing billions in Iranian funds, the outlet reported Thursday.

The sole condition was no Iranian enrichment of uranium, CNN reported.

U.S. and Middle East representatives held these talks with Iran even during the back-and-forth strikes between Iran and Israel, the sources reportedly told CNN.

Trump acknowledged he was “working on the possible removal of sanctions, and other things, which would have given a much better chance to Iran at a full, fast, and complete recovery” before announcing he “immediately dropped all work on sanction relief, and more,” according to a Truth Social statement Friday.

The decision followed a video released Thursday by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who declared victory after the 12-day war.

Trump called Khamenei’s statement “a lie,” adding that as a “man of great faith,” Khamenei is not supposed to lie.

“His Country was decimated, his three evil Nuclear Sites were OBLITERATED, and I knew EXACTLY where he was sheltered, and would not let Israel, or the U.S. Armed Forces, by far the Greatest and Most Powerful in the World, terminate his life,” Trump stated. “I SAVED HIM FROM A VERY UGLY AND IGNOMINIOUS DEATH, and he does not have to say, ‘THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP!’”

Trump concluded, “I wish the leadership of Iran would realize that you often get more with HONEY than you do with VINEGAR,” before calling for peace.

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