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Donald Trump stated this Monday that negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are "going very well," but he issued a clear warning: the outcome will either be a great deal for everyone or a return to the battlefield "bigger and stronger than ever."
The American president published the message on Truth Social, two days after announcing from the Oval Office that an agreement with Iran had been “largely negotiated”, pending finalization.
"Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are progressing very well. It will either be a great deal for everyone or no deal at all: back to the battlefield and the gunfire, but bigger and stronger than ever. And no one wants that!" Trump wrote.
The most notable aspect of the message is the requirement that all countries involved in the negotiations —Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain— simultaneously sign the Abraham Accords as a condition linked to the agreement with Iran.
Trump stated that Saudi Arabia and Qatar should be the first to sign, and warned that anyone who does not do so "shows ill intention" and should not be part of the agreement.
The leader went even further by proposing that the Islamic Republic of Iran itself join those agreements if it signs the pact with Washington: “It would be an honor to have them as part of this unparalleled global coalition. The Middle East would be united, strong, and economically powerful!”
Trump also instructed his representatives to "initiate and successfully complete" the process of these countries' accession to the Abraham Accords, labeling the potential agreement as "the most important that any of these great countries has ever signed."
The proposal clashes with positions already expressed by several parties. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected in May any possibility of Iran joining the Abraham Accords, calling it "wishful thinking" and reaffirming that Iran will never recognize Israel.
Saudi Arabia, for its part, has historically conditioned its support on concrete advancements toward the creation of a Palestinian state, while Qatar has maintained a cautious stance.
On Sunday, Trump had already reiterated that the embargo against Iran will remain "in full force" until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed, and he urged his negotiators not to rush because "time is on our side."
Negotiations are taking place in a context of high tension following Operation "Epic Fury," launched on February 28 by the USA and Israel against Iranian nuclear facilities, and the subsequent Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which caused oil prices to surge above 120 dollars per barrel.
The main points of disagreement remain the duration of the nuclear moratorium —the U.S. demands 20 years, while Iran offers between five and 15— and the war reparations that Tehran claims amount to 270 billion dollars.
Trump concluded his message with a maximalist vision: "Nothing in the past, nor in the future, will surpass it," he stated about the potential agreement, which he described as capable of bringing "true power, strength, and peace to the Middle East for the first time in 5,000 years."
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