{"id":211765,"date":"2026-05-26T17:23:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-iran-says-contradictory-statements-from-us-hindering-deal-negotiations-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:23:45","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-iran-says-contradictory-statements-from-us-hindering-deal-negotiations-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-iran-says-contradictory-statements-from-us-hindering-deal-negotiations-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Iran says \u2018contradictory statements\u2019 from US hindering deal negotiations – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump says deal will be \u2018great and meaningful, or there will be no deal at all\u2019 in online post \u2013 key US politics stories from Monday 25 May at a glance
Iran has poured cold water on suggestions that a deal with the US is imminent, pointing to the confusion in US positions and Israeli interference as reasons why an agreement is proving difficult to secure.
Speaking at the weekly foreign ministry press briefing, Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson for Iran\u2019s negotiating team, also said future management of the strait of Hormuz was a matter for Oman<\/a> and Iran to agree on, and that it was not tolls that were being proposed but \u201cfees for navigational services\u201d.
Referring to the state of the talks, Baghaei said: \u201cIt is correct to say that we have reached a conclusion on a large portion of the issues under discussion. But to say that this means the signing of an agreement is imminent \u2013 no one can make such a claim.\u201d
He also insisted that a ceasefire in Lebanon had to be included in the memorandum of understanding that would lead to Iran<\/a> allowing commercial shipping through the strait, and the US lifting its blockade of Iran\u2019s ports.
By contrast, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said that a deal was still possible, adding that the strait of Hormuz would open \u201cone way or another\u201d.
\u201cThere were some talks going on in Qatar today, so we\u2019ll see if we can make progress. I think it\u2019s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document,\u201d Rubio told reporters in Jaipur during an official visit to India.
The US president, Donald Trump, said in a post on Truth Social on Monday that the deal would either be \u201cgreat and meaningful, or there will be no deal at all\u201d.
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A Trump Tower planned for the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, is to be built on land currently part-owned by the son of the US-sanctioned leader of the country, according to official records.
The proposed skyscraper, a joint venture between a local consortium and the Trump Organization, which is managed by the US president\u2019s sons, Donald Trump Jr<\/a> and Eric Trump, will be on a plot whose current registered owner is the International Charity Fund Cartu.
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Mexico\u2019s president, Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a>, said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup<\/a>, adding that the United States did not want to host the team.
Sheinbaum said football\u2019s governing body Fifa<\/a> approached her government after the US said it did not want Iran\u2019s squad to stay in the country throughout the tournament, despite Iran playing all three of its group matches there.
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Firefighters contending with an overheating tank of hazardous chemicals in southern California<\/a><\/strong> said they had eliminated the threat of the tank exploding in an overnight operation<\/a>, Orange County fire officials said on Monday.
Protesters <\/a><\/strong>outside a New Jersey migrant detention center where a hunger strike is under way<\/a> alleged that US immigration agents deployed pepper spray<\/a><\/strong> and batons against them during a demonstration on Monday.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened Sunday 24 May<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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