President Donald Trump declared Thursday night, “Today we ended the war with Iran,” and touted an emerging deal that he said would permanently prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Speaking during a virtual rally for Georgia gubernatorial candidate Burt Jones, Trump celebrated what he described as a major diplomatic breakthrough just hours after announcing that he had canceled planned U.S. strikes on Iran because a framework deal was nearing completion.
“I don’t know if you heard, but today we ended the war with Iran and they agreed to never have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. “That was the whole purpose. That was 95%.”
The comments came after Trump spent much of the day publicly signaling confidence that a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran was close to being finalized after months of conflict, indirect negotiations and a renewed round of U.S. military pressure aimed at forcing Iran to accept a deal.
“You probably heard that today we made a deal with Iran. We made a great deal,” Trump told his supporters. “There will be no nuclear weapons. People will start coming home very soon. It’s practically finished. We have everything we wanted.”
Earlier Thursday, Trump announced on Truth Social that he had canceled planned attacks on Iran after discussions were elevated to the highest levels of the country’s leadership and approved in principle by all parties involved.
“Based on the fact that talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran were brought to the highest level of the Iranian leadership and approved, I, as President of the United States of America, have canceled the scheduled attacks and bombings against Iran tonight,” Trump wrote.
He added that the US naval blockade would remain in effect until the deal is finalized and said a signing ceremony would be announced shortly.
Hours later, speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said he hoped the deal would be finalized within days and suggested a signing ceremony could take place in Europe as soon as this weekend.
“We just reached a great agreement on the war with Iran, subject to the finalization of the documents,” Trump said. “It should be finished in the next few days.”
Trump also indicated that Vice President JD Vance could lead the US delegation to the signing ceremony and said he had spoken throughout the day with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several Arab leaders involved in the diplomatic effort.
Asked whether Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had approved the deal, Trump responded: “I understand the answer is yes.”
The president further emphasized that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon remains the central goal of the negotiations.
“They will not have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. “Not only will they not have, nor purchase, in any way develop, nor form, a nuclear weapon.”
Trump argued that recent military pressure had helped convince Tehran to move toward a deal after months of stalled negotiations.
“They’ve taken a hit. They’ve taken a hit like very few people could take,” Trump said. “And they want to reach an agreement much more than I do.”
Details of the emerging memorandum of understanding remain limited, although multiple reports indicate it would extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, launch a new round of nuclear negotiations and establish a framework for future discussions on sanctions relief and Iran’s nuclear program.
However, Iranian officials have stopped short of confirming Trump’s announcement.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Thursday that while much of the negotiating text had already been completed, Tehran had not yet reached a final decision on a deal.
“Iran has not yet reached a final conclusion on a deal,” Baghaei said, according to Iranian state media.
At the same time, Iranian officials have acknowledged that negotiations are in advanced stages, while reports from regional mediators indicate that major gaps involving frozen Iranian assets, the Strait of Hormuz and future nuclear talks have narrowed in recent days.
After a call with Trump on Thursday, Netanyahu’s office saying The prime minister expressed appreciation for the president’s commitment that any final agreement would address Iran’s enriched nuclear material, enrichment infrastructure, missile production and support for regional terrorist proxies.
Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoshuaKlein.
