{"id":2606494,"date":"2026-05-24T12:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-current-peace-deal-with-iran-the-exact-opposite-of-obama-era-iran-nuclear-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T12:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:58:30","slug":"trump-calls-current-peace-deal-with-iran-the-exact-opposite-of-obama-era-iran-nuclear-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-current-peace-deal-with-iran-the-exact-opposite-of-obama-era-iran-nuclear-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls current peace deal with Iran &#8216;THE EXACT OPPOSITE&#8217; of Obama-era Iran Nuclear Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-calls-current-peace-deal-with-iran-the-exact-opposite-of-obama-era-iran-nuclear-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump said his administration will not \u201crush\u201d into a deal with Iran even as peace talks near an agreement. he emphasized that Iran\u2019s leadership cannot develop or obtain a nuclear weapon or bomb, adding that the U.S. blockade would remain in force until any deal is finalized adn signed.<\/p>\n<p>Trump framed the emerging negotiation as occurring on a timeline favorable to the U.S., while criticizing the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal negotiated under former President Barack Obama as enabling a direct path to nuclear weapons. He stated that the current negotiations are intended to be the \u201cexact opposite,\u201d reiterating the aim of eliminating the Iranian nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said any final agreement must eliminate the nuclear danger-by dismantling enrichment sites and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >removing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reveals-the-very-big-present-iran-gave-the-united-states\/\" title=\"Trump Reveals the &#039;Very Big Present&#039; ... Gave the United States\">enriched nuclear material<\/a>&#8211;<\/a>and also reaffirmed Israel\u2019s right to defend itself. Some pro-Israel U.S. lawmakers, including Sen. Ted Cruz, warned the deal could ultimately benefit an Islamist Iranian regime by allowing uranium enrichment, nuclear progress, and potential control of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Trump administration officials pushed back on those concerns, saying Iran agreed to surrender its enriched uranium.Marco Rubio defended the administration\u2019s position that a nuclear-free Iran shoudl not be questioned. Regional officials,according to the Associated press,said the U.S.is working through details of a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-amasses-larger-stockpiles-of-enriched-uranium\/\" title=\"... Accumulates Greater Quantities of ...\">enriched uranium stockpile<\/a>, with the New York Times reporting the two sides have agreed in principle to those terms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said his administration will \u201cnot to rush into a deal\u201d with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> as the two nations near a peace agreement, emphasizing that the Islamic regime \u201ccannot develop or procure a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-weapons\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"542\">Nuclear Weapon<\/a> or Bomb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side. The Blockade will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580811\/white-house-lockdown-gunshots-heard-reporters\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Suspect in shooting near White House identified as 21-year-old male: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580469\/trump-ai-video-stephen-colbert-dumpster\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump posts AI-generated video of him throwing Stephen Colbert in dumpster<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580288\/trump-coined-dumocrat-hakeem-jeffries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he coined \u2018dumocrat\u2019 after watching Hakeem Jeffries speak<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s Sunday morning Truth Social post comes as reports swirl over where the peace deal negotiations to end the war stand as Trump announced Saturday evening that his administration is nearing a deal with the regime and said the agreement had been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4580792\/trump-iran-agreement-largely-negotiated-open-strait-of-hormuz\/\">\u201clargely negotiated.\u201d<\/a> On Sunday morning, Trump called the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran-nuclear-deal\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2109\">Iran Nuclear Deal<\/a> negotiated by former President Barack Obama \u201ca direct path to Iran developing a Nuclear Weapon\u201d and said that the current White House negotiators are brokering a deal that is \u201cTHE EXACT OPPOSITE.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur relationship with Iran is becoming a much more professional and productive one. They must understand, however, that they cannot develop or procure a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116629952973301768\">continued<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s statement marks a commitment to elimination of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran-nuclear-program\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4485\">Iran\u2019s nuclear program<\/a>, an element he has held as one of the most important elements of a deal to end the war, along with the closure of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>. Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> emphasized that the two world leaders discussed this in a Saturday phone call, which was separate from that of Trump\u2019s on the negotiations with the leaders of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4580792\/trump-iran-agreement-largely-negotiated-open-strait-of-hormuz\/\">other Arab nations<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump and I agreed that any final agreement with Iran must eliminate the nuclear danger. That means dismantling Iran\u2019s nuclear enrichment sites and removing its enriched nuclear material from its territory. President Trump also reaffirmed\u00a0Israel\u2019s right to defend itself against threats on every front, including Lebanon,\u201d Netanyahu said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments on the deal came after some key pro-Israel U.S. lawmakers expressed concern over the deal and if it compeletely addressed Iran\u2019s nuclear program. Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"185\">Ted Cruz <\/a>(R-TX), who has praised Trump\u2019s strikes on Iran said \u201cif the result of all that is to be an Iranian regime\u2014still run by Islamists who chant \u2018death to America\u2019\u2014now receiving billions of dollars, being able to enrich uranium &#038; develop nuclear weapons, and having effective control over the Strait of Hormuz, then that outcome would be a disastrous mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Trump administration has dispelled these concerns, with U.S. officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/23\/world\/middleeast\/iran-deal-uranium-nuclear.html\">telling<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em> that Iran agreed to give up its enriched uranium in the deal. Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a> also slammed critics on Sunday morning, saying Trump\u2019s commitment to a nuclear-free Iran \u201cshouldn\u2019t be questioned by anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4580882\/netanyahu-israel-best-friend-donald-trump-safe\/\">NETANYAHU \u2018RELIEVED\u2019 ISRAEL\u2019S \u2018BEST FRIEND\u2019 DONALD TRUMP IS SAFE BUT SAYS LITTLE ABOUT IRAN DEAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe idea that somehow this president, given everything he\u2019s already proven he\u2019s willing to do, is going to somehow agree to a deal that ultimately winds up putting Iran in a stronger position when it comes to nuclear ambitions is absurd. That\u2019s just not going to happen,\u201d Rubio <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDept\/status\/2058544252276117719?s=20\">said<\/a> during a Sunday morning press conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regional officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-war-ceasefire-negotiations-hormuz-e603a7759d6cbd70ce5ed01f439a29dc\">also told<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em> on Sunday that the U.S. is working out the details of, but close to reaching, the deal with Iran in which the regime would open up the strait and relinquish its enriched uranium stockpile. According to the <em>New York Times<\/em>, a U.S. official told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/24\/us\/us-and-iran-agree-in-principle-to-a-deal-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-us-official-says.html?smid=url-share&#038;smid=nytcore-ios-share&#038;rsrc=cl-share\">the outlet <\/a>that the U.S. and Iran have agreed in principle to these two terms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says he won\u2019t rush a nuclear deal with Iran, stressing it can\u2019t build weapons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2606495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26142800621085.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,67182,62000,80212,3634],"class_list":["post-2606494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-iran-nuclear-deal","tag-middle-east-peace","tag-obama-era-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26142800621085.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2606494"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606498,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606494\/revisions\/2606498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2606495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2606494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2606494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2606494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}