Straight Talk With Iran & Ebola Spreads As Clinics Burn | 5.26.26
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What recent developments are there in the U.S.-Iran peace negotiations?
President Trump says a peace deal with Iran is coming into focus after a whirlwind weekend of negotiations. But it's not without its critics.
At a minimum, there should not be concessions until Iran hands over their nuclear material and opens up the strait.
I'm Georgia Howe. John is out this morning. It's Tuesday, May 26th, and this is Morning Wire.
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But other than a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, Memorial Day, it was all business for the White House team. And it was a rollercoaster three days with diplomacy, followed by the U.S. launching, quote, self-defense strikes on Monday night. So let's just start with a recap. So on Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio hinted that progress had been made between the U.S. and Iran. but that there were still, in his words, a number of sticking points.
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By Saturday, things really picked up, though. President Trump called his national security staff together, and Vice President Vance's motorcade was seen racing through D.C. to the White House, so clearly there was some urgency. Within hours, reports started to trickle in that a deal was imminent, and then by Saturday afternoon, President Trump announced that an agreement between the U.S., Iran, and other Arab states had been, quote, largely negotiated. Though he offered little detail beyond that, he did say it would result in the Strait of Hormuz being finally opened and the U.S. naval blockade being lifted. But as the details of that preliminary agreement began to emerge, that is when the political drama really started to ramp up.
Right. So elaborate on that. What kind of drama did we see?
So the initial reporting was that this would be a phase one of a multi-step peace deal, creating a 30 to 60 day ceasefire across the board and giving time for the two sides to agree on financial incentives and then iron out the future of Iran's nuclear program. But many on the right say step one should include the Iranians immediately agreeing to hand over all of their enriched uranium. and end their nuclear ambitions once and for all. There were also reports that the current deal would give the regime joint control of the Strait of Hormuz, result in the unfreezing of billions of dollars in funds, and widespread sanctions relief.
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