President Donald Trump’s preliminary deal with Iran would give Tehran a path to oil sales, frozen funds and sanctions relief before a final agreement is reached. But Trump’s warning to Iranian leaders on Wednesday about what could happen if talks fail was blunt: The U.S. would bomb Iran again.
“If it doesn’t get done in 60 days, it’s all right. We go back to bombing,” Trump told reporters. “I don’t want to do that … but we might have to, because we’re never going to let them have a nuclear weapon.”
The memorandum of understanding, which White House officials said was digitally signed Sunday, gives the U.S. and Iran 60 days to negotiate a final nuclear agreement. Officials said the MOU is final and has not been changed, but emphasized that it is not the final deal. The official signing, which had been expected to happen Friday in Geneva, Switzerland, could take place sooner, Trump suggested. Vice President JD Vance is expected to represent the U.S. at the ceremony.