Trump: We can lift sanctions on Tehran if it commits to peace and stops harming others
US President Donald Trump announced that he is prepared to lift sanctions imposed on Iran if it commits to “peace” and stops “harming others”.
This came in statements made by Trump to Fox News channel, while discussing the latest developments on the Iranian and American fronts.
Trump noted that both sides, Iran and Israel, were extremely exhausted by the recent military escalation, asserting that the airstrikes carried out by the United States against Iran were successful.
The US president denied reports that Iran had moved enriched uranium to another location prior to the US attacks, saying, “They didn’t move anything except themselves in order to survive… They didn’t expect us to be able to do what we did”.
Trump clarified that sanctions on Iran remain in place, responding to reports that China was allowed to import Iranian oil following the ceasefire agreement.
He said in this regard, “No, I didn’t say that… The sanctions are still in place… But if they do what they need to do, if they are peaceful and cooperate with us and do no more harm, I’ll lift the sanctions on them”.
Asked whether there were any countries willing to join the Abraham Accords following the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, Trump said, “Yes, there are actually great countries that want to join, and I think we’ll start by including them because the main problem was Iran”.
