Trump tells US negotiators 'not to rush' into deal with Iran

US President Donald Trump has instructed his negotiators "not to unreserved into a deal" with Iran, aft reports suggested an statement betwixt the 2 sides was close.

In a societal media post, Trump said "constructive" talks were proceeding but added that "both sides indispensable instrumentality their clip and get it right".

Trump had said connected Saturday that a woody with Iran - which helium called a "memorandum of understanding" - had been "largely negotiated", prompting speculation an announcement could beryllium imminent.

Comments made by Iranian officials implicit the play had likewise signalled some sides were making advancement connected elements of a bid deal.

Iranian overseas ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said connected Saturday advancement did not mean agreements would beryllium reached connected cardinal issues, and accused the US of "contradictory statements".

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier connected Sunday that "significant progress" had been made, but determination was inactive "work to do".

Trump besides said Tehran "must understand" it cannot make a atomic weapon, a connection supported by his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu successful a station connected Sunday.

Israel and the US began monolithic aerial strikes connected Iran connected 28 February, portion Tehran retaliated by firing drones and missiles astatine Israel and US targets successful countries crossed the Gulf.

A ceasefire agreed successful April meant to facilitate talks has mostly been observed contempt occasional exchanges of fire.

Neither Washington nor Tehran person officially confirmed details of a imaginable deal, but reports person started to look connected immoderate imaginable elements.

A 60-day ceasefire hold and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz are among those believed to beryllium included, according to US outlet Axios.

Iranian media reports accidental determination are inactive "one oregon two" points of disagreement successful the imaginable deal.

In Sunday's station connected Truth Social, Trump said the negotiations with Iran "are proceeding successful an orderly and constructive manner, and I person informed my representatives not to unreserved into a woody successful that clip is connected our side".

"Both sides indispensable instrumentality their clip and get it right. There tin beryllium nary mistakes!"

Trump besides said Iran "must understand" it cannot make a atomic weapon, a stance helium has often reiterated and that is shared by Israel and different Western allies.

The US and its Western allies fishy that Iran is seeking to make a atomic limb by enriching uranium - but Tehran has said its atomic programme is solely for peaceful purposes.

In his societal media post, the US president besides said Washington's blockade of Iranian ports "will stay successful afloat unit and effect until an statement is reached, certified, and signed".

The US subject has been enforcing its blockade to exert unit connected Tehran to hold to Washington's terms.

For its part, Iran has continued to power the Strait of Hormuz, efficaciously closing the captious waterway done which astir 20% of the world's lipid and liquefied earthy state travels.

The move, which Iran has said is successful retaliation for the Israeli-US attacks, has sent lipid prices soaring globally.

Speaking earlier, Rubio said that "significant" but "not final" advancement had been made successful the negotiations.

He hinted astatine bully quality connected Hormuz, saying that advancement implicit the past 48 hours - if it works - could effect successful a "completely unfastened strait... without tolls".

On Saturday, Baghaei told authorities tv that Iran was successful the process of finalising a "memorandum of understanding" which would let further talks truthful that "ultimately a last statement tin beryllium reached".

Trump besides mentioned a "memorandum of understanding" successful a Truth Social station connected Saturday.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who has been mediating talks, has said that caller negotiations are "grounds for optimism" that a affirmative result is "within reach".

Some US media outlets reported that nary statement betwixt the 2 countries was expected to beryllium signed connected Sunday, citing officials.