In Brief…
- US President Donald Trump said on Monday that any deal with Iran would have to be “great and meaningful,” adding that otherwise there would be no agreement.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington has presented what he called a “pretty solid” proposal to Iran involving the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.
- Iran remains deeply distrustful of the United States despite ongoing indirect diplomacy through Pakistani mediators, according to a source cited by the Revolutionary Guards-linked Tasnim news agency.
- US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he had told his representatives not to rush into a deal with Iran.
This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
Check back for updates.
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