Trump — “No Rush”, “Time On Our Side”; Blockade Stays Until Signed
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday: “I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side.” He added: “The Blockade will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed… Both sides must take their time and get it right. There can be no mistakes!” The post tempered Saturday’s “largely negotiated” framing by 24 hours and put the US naval blockade of Iranian ports back at the centre of the leverage calculation. Trump separately said: “If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one… So don’t listen to the losers, who are critical about something they know nothing about.”
Trump also said yesterday a possible Iran deal “isn’t even fully negotiated yet”, and that any agreement would not give Iran “a clear and open path to a Nuclear Weapon”. He added that negotiations were “proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner” and the US relationship with Iran was becoming “much more professional and productive”. The Sunday pullback is the second major shift in 24 hours: Saturday night’s social-media announcement raised global hopes; Sunday afternoon’s “don’t rush” framing reasserted US leverage. Brent crude held at $102.30 into the Friday close; markets re-open Monday with the question of whether the framework signs this week as the dominant variable for energy and rates pricing.