[74057] Negotiations under fire: Trump and the attempts to reach a deal with Iran

Diplomatic contacts alongside military escalation: USA and Iran in negotiations

On May 29, 2026, tensions between Washington and Tehran reached a new peak surrounding reports of progress in talks for a nuclear agreement. Al Jazeera reported, citing American sources, that President Donald Trump is hesitant to sign an agreement for fear of an Iranian withdrawal, while his Vice President, J.D. Vance, was quoted in Sputnik Arabic as saying that "we are at a point that allows us to sit down and resolve issues" and that "the Iranians are negotiating in good faith."

On the other hand, Al Mayadeen, which is identified with a firm line of resistance against the US, quotes Dr. Danny Shaw, who claims that Trump expresses a policy that denies sovereignty to nations in their independent struggle. In Tehran, too, reserved voices are being heard; the Chairman of the National Security Committee in the Iranian Parliament, Ebrahim Azizi, warned in Sputnik Arabic that "the US is accustomed to breaking its promises" and that the negotiations will not succeed if it does not change its conduct.

Against the backdrop of the discussions, France 24 notes that there is an agreement in principle to extend the ceasefire for 60 days, this while "mutual attacks" continue in the Strait of Hormuz, Kuwait, and Lebanon. At the same time, reports in Nabatieh Hadirat Jabal Amel and Lebanon News indicate that Israel is exerting heavy pressure on Washington to ensure "freedom of action against Hezbollah" as part of any future agreement with Iran, while the Israeli press is quoted as claiming that "Israel is mired in a war of attrition."

On the military level, Trump boasted in an interview with Fox News that "we defeated Iran militarily" and that their navy and air force have "disappeared entirely." These claims are met with a counter-narrative in local media, as Palestine Today quotes the Revolutionary Guards as declaring that "we will not maintain friendly relations" with the US and that they entered into negotiations solely from a position of strength.