Middle East Crisis Peace Talks

Trump: Unfair Not to Let Iran Have Ballistic Missiles

It would be unfair not to let Iran have ballistic missiles when other countries have them, says US President Donald Trump according to Reuters.

– If Saudi Arabia and Qatar and all of them have some, I would say I think it's okay in relative proportion, he says.

Furthermore, Trump says that US forces will remain in the region "for a while" after Washington and Tehran have signed the agreement.

Source: US and Iran have signed the agreement - electronically


The US and Iran have signed the peace agreement electronically and it has entered into force, two US sources tell Axios.

According to one of the sources, President Trump has signed for the US. The aim is to speed up the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

At the same time, a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry says that the parties were not expected to sign the agreement during the meeting, which is expected to take place in Switzerland on Friday, according to Reuters.