Trump Says Iran Deal Expected “Over the Next Week”; Denies Talks Have Stopped
President Donald Trump now says an Iran deal is expected “over the next week” and has denied a report by Iranian state news agency Tasnim on Monday that Iran had suspended indirect talks with the United States. The Trump framing directly contradicts the Tasnim reporting and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps deputy’s Sunday statement that the United States “must accept Iran’s rights or continue war”. Trump separately said he was seeking amendments to the deal draft his envoys reached with Iranian negotiators earlier in the week. The mixed messaging is now the defining pattern of the framework process.
Trump’s “over the next week” framing is the most positive US-side public signal on the deal since Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s “in sight” comment Friday. The structural question remains whether Trump’s requested amendments are cosmetic or substantive. If cosmetic, the framework can be re-engaged within 48-72 hours. If substantive, the renegotiation cycle could push any signed agreement to the end of the month. Either side can still blow the framework up; either side can also still walk it back. Brent crude pulled back to $96.20 on the Trump comments overnight, but the structural war-risk premium remains elevated relative to Friday’s $93.80 close.