Trump Puts Off “Final Determination” on Iran Deal After Two-Hour White House Meeting
President Donald Trump left a two-hour meeting with senior aides at the White House on Friday without a “final determination” on the proposed US-Iran framework deal, according to a senior administration official. The framework — agreed by US and Iranian negotiators earlier in the week — would extend the ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz with no tolls, lift the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and start new nuclear-programme talks. The United States has separately said it is “more than capable” of resuming the war with Iran if no deal is reached, after Trump said the deal must include his terms.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said publicly on Friday that the deal is “in sight”; Vice President J.D. Vance said it is “still TBD” whether Trump will sign. Iran’s leadership has not signed off either. An unnamed Iranian official told reporters that concessions to the United States come “through missiles”. The Iran-side warning + the Trump no-decision overnight is the bilateral signal that either side can blow the deal up. Brent crude finished the week down to $93.80 a barrel — its largest weekly fall in two months — reflecting the still-rising market probability of a signed deal but with the Trump no-decision adding caution. The CENTCOM “more than capable” framing is the explicit escalation-side counter to the Bessent “in sight” framing.