Middle East Crisis

Peace Talks
Trump: Iran has agreed not to acquire nuclear weapons

Donald Trump claims that Iran has given him guarantees that the country will not acquire nuclear weapons. In an interview with his daughter-in-law Lara Trump on Fox News, the president says that his only demand on Iran is that they not have any nuclear bombs.

– They have agreed to that, and it was very interesting, he says in the interview.

The US and Iran seem to remain far apart despite Trump's new statements. In addition to Iranian nuclear weapons, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz is important to the administration.

Both the New York Times and Axios report that Donald Trump has recently tightened the US demands in the proposed agreement on the table in order to put more pressure on Iran.

Iran claimed even before the war that it has no intention of acquiring nuclear weapons. 

Sources: Trump has tightened the requirements for an agreement with Iran

US President Donald Trump has changed several parts of a proposed agreement with Iran that is on the table, reports the New York Times. Sources tell the newspaper that Trump has tightened the US demands.

Axios has been reached by the same information and their sources state that the president has mainly made changes to parts that deal with Iran's nuclear energy. The move is said to be aimed at putting more pressure on Iran to agree to a deal with the US. It could take a few days for the parties to look through and discuss the new proposal, according to the site.

Several media outlets have reported this week that an agreement has been negotiated and that all that remains is Trump's approval.

Iran War
Sources: Chinese missile may have shot down US plane in Iran

Iran may have shot down a US fighter jet with a Chinese missile earlier this spring, according to NBC.

According to the channel's sources, it is suspected that it was shelling from a hand-held missile, made in China, that caused a plane to be shot down and the pilot to be forced to eject over Iranian territory.

It is unclear when Iran is said to have acquired the Chinese missiles, but according to NBC, it risks complicating relations between the US and China. The shooting down in April is still being investigated.