He added that “most of the text of the agreement was finalized, but the problem began when the US side made new demands and changed its positions.”
The Tasnim news agency noted that Trump had announced a deal was imminent 38 times in the previous two months.
“Until Iran announces the matter of a potential understanding, any news from Trump on this subject should be regarded the same as his previous messaging,” it noted.
Later Trump doubled down, telling reporters “I understand the answer is yes,” when asked if Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had approved the deal.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Israeli leader spoke to Trump, who vowed any memorandum of understanding would include the removal of Tehran’s enriched nuclear material as well as dismantling of missile infrastructure.
‘Approved by all parties’
The war – which began February 28 with a wave of US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – paused under an April truce. But efforts to hammer out a permanent end to the fighting appeared stalled.
Tehran’s mayor said Thursday the former supreme leader’s funeral would be delayed to the end of June or start of July.
Trump’s statement suggested back-channel mediation led by US allies like Pakistan and Qatar may have borne fruit – despite previously saying he would hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT.”
“Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel” and Gulf states, he posted.
