{"id":126734,"date":"2026-05-31T18:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126734"},"modified":"2026-05-31T18:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:06:10","slug":"trump-claims-iran-agreed-to-no-nuclear-weapons-amid-reports-of-tougher-terms-sent-to-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126734\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims Iran agreed to no nuclear weapons amid reports of &#8216;tougher&#8217; terms sent to Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON(National Times)-  United States President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any tweaks to the proposal could prolong even further an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2003681\/how-far-have-the-us-and-iran-got-towards-ending-the-war\">agreement<\/a>&nbsp;to formally end the Middle East war and open the Strait of Hormuz maritime route after weeks of efforts to secure a deal despite fractious rhetoric and the occasional flare-up of armed conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-iran-peace-framework.html\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/05\/31\/trump-iran-deal-changes-nuclear\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;media outlets reported on Saturday that Trump had sent back a new framework to be considered by Iran with \u201ctougher\u201d terms, though it was not immediately clear what that entailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has said his priorities for any deal include stopping Iran from any nuclear weapon development and re-opening the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe one guarantee that I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons. They\u2019ve agreed to that, and it was very interesting,\u201d he told his daughter-in-law Lara Trump in an interview broadcast on her&nbsp;<em>Fox News<\/em>&nbsp;programme on Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But later on Sunday, Iran\u2019s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Tehran will not agree to any deal with the US that fails to secure the rights of Iranians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will not approve any agreement until we are certain that the rights of the Iranian people have been upheld,\u201d Ghalibaf said in a video broadcast on state television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that Iranian negotiators \u201cneither trust the enemy\u2019s words nor its promises\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Trump and US officials earlier said they were on the brink of striking a deal, he struck a less urgent tone and hinted at renewed military action in the&nbsp;<em>Fox<\/em>&nbsp;interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m in no hurry,\u201d he said. \u201cSlowly but surely we\u2019re getting, I think, what we want and if we don\u2019t get what we want, we\u2019re going to end in a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tehran has previously cast doubt on Trump\u2019s assertions and the parties appeared far apart on their key priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has said it&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2003041\">requires<\/a>&nbsp;the release of $12 billion in frozen assets before it moved to substantive talks on issues such as its nuclear programme and called earlier Trump comments that its enriched uranium \u2014 a precursor for nuclear weapons \u2014 would be destroyed \u201cbaseless\u201d, according to Iranian media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tehran has also insisted that Lebanon must be included in any end to the war despite ongoing fighting, with Beirut accusing Israel of a \u201cscorched-earth policy\u201d as its forces advanced and carried out further airstrikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2004116\/trump-claims-iran-agreed-to-no-nuclear-weapons-amid-reports-of-tougher-terms-sent-to-tehran#flare-ups\"><\/a>Flare ups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That echoed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2004068\/talks-productive-but-war-not-off-the-table-us\">comments<\/a>&nbsp;from Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth who said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday that Washington was \u201cmore than capable\u201d of restarting the war if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though daily strikes throughout Iran and the Gulf have stopped since Tehran and Washington struck a temporary ceasefire in April followed by historic talks hosted by Pakistan, bursts of armed conflict have continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) had shot down a US military drone \u201cabout to enter Iranian territorial waters to conduct hostile operations\u201d, Iran\u2019s state broadcaster&nbsp;<em>IRIB<\/em>&nbsp;reported, an incident that has not been confirmed by the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the week, the worst fighting since the fragile ceasefire broke out when US forces&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2003525\">carried out strikes<\/a>&nbsp;on the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, countered by retaliatory fire from Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, diplomacy has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2004067\/islamabad-stays-in-frame-for-us-iran-deal-signing\">continued<\/a>&nbsp;with Trump under pressure to reach an agreement that would lift US and Iranian competing blockades around the Strait of Hormuz that have choked international oil supplies and threatened the global economy with rising prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Trump said on social media that Tehran would charge \u201cno tolls\u201d on ships passing through the strait once the blockades were lifted under any deal, Iranian news agency&nbsp;<em>Fars<\/em>&nbsp;cited sources saying \u201cno such clause appears in the text of the agreement\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s&nbsp;<em>ISNA<\/em>&nbsp;news agency on Saturday cited lawmaker Alireza Salimi as saying a plan \u201cto implement Iran\u2019s management and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz will soon be approved by parliament\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2004116\/trump-claims-iran-agreed-to-no-nuclear-weapons-amid-reports-of-tougher-terms-sent-to-tehran#expanded-lebanon-operations\"><\/a>Expanded Lebanon operations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s military issued evacuation warnings for more villages in south Lebanon on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had pushed more than 30 kilometres into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of pursuing a \u201cscorched-earth policy and collective punishment\u201d, and called for \u201ca swift and real ceasefire\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s military&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/2060927129278095434\">confirmed<\/a>&nbsp;it was expanding its ground offensive in a statement released early on Sunday, saying \u201ca significant number\u201d of its forces had advanced past the Litani river and were carrying out expanded operations against Hezbollah in the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A truce between Israel and Hezbollah began on April 17 but has never been observed, with both sides accusing each other of violating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel and Lebanon&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1991749\">began direct talks<\/a>&nbsp;in April, with a fourth round expected in the coming week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON(National Times)- United States President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran. 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