A framework agreement with Iran was “95% there” as of Sunday, officials told Fox News.
Axar.az reports, citing Fox, though they said negotiators were still haggling over "language" detailing Tehran’s nuclear stockpile and the Strait of Hormuz.
“We are not going to roll over. We are not there yet on a deal. We are not going to sign a deal today or tomorrow,” the official said before adding that US President Donald Trump’s “instinct is to give them 5, 6, 7 days” to get an agreement over the line.
The official confirmed a “No Dust, No Dollars” policy was guiding negotiations, adding that Iran had agreed “in principle to the framework, and we are 95% there.”
“We have a deal on the nuclear stockpile and the Strait of Hormuz but are negotiating language,” the official said, reiterating the administration’s “No Dust, No Dollars” approach.
“We have the opportunity to make a deal that will lower costs for Americans while ensuring the Iranians do not get a nuclear weapon,” the official added.
“We are not going to do a bad deal, that’s for sure. We have optionality and can resume military strikes if a deal is not reached.”
Trump also instructed negotiators Sunday “not to rush into a deal” and stressed that “time is on our side.”
On Saturday, Trump said a deal with Iran — which he described as a “memorandum of understanding” — had been “largely negotiated.”