00:15A peace deal was almost done, the ink was practically dry, and then Trump walked into
00:22the Situation Room and blew it all up. What changed in 24 hours, and is this brilliant
00:29negotiating pressure, or are we watching a nuclear deal collapse in real time? Here's what we know.
00:37On Thursday, the U.S. and Iran reportedly agreed on a memorandum of understanding, a ceasefire
00:44extension, 60 more days on the clock, and a path back to nuclear talks. Diplomats were cautiously
00:51optimistic. Then Friday happened. Trump summoned his top national security advisors to the White
00:58House Situation Room, and the deal that was almost done, suddenly it looked very different.
01:04So what did Trump want changed? According to the New York Times, he got cold feet over provisions
01:11that would unfreeze Iranian assets, essentially returning billions of dollars to Tehran. He also
01:18grew frustrated that Iran wasn't responding fast enough to earlier proposals. Then Axios dropped
01:25another detail. Trump reportedly wanted far more specifics about when and how Iran hands over its
01:33stockpile of enriched uranium to the United States. That's not a small ask. That's a massive red line,
01:40and Tehran knows it. Iran's response? Blunt and immediate. Foreign Minister Arakji
01:47accused Trump of betraying diplomacy. Chief negotiator Ghalibov said Iran will not compromise on its sovereign
01:56rights, full stop. And Tehran has been consistent on one thing throughout, the right to nuclear energy for
02:03peaceful purposes is non-negotiable. Surrendering enriched uranium to Washington? Iranian officials have
02:11flatly ruled it out. And here's where it gets interesting. On Fox News Saturday, Trump said he
02:18wasn't in a hurry, then in the same interview admitted he actually was in a hurry because gasoline
02:24prices are going up. He wants a great deal. He's threatened to finish it off militarily if Iran doesn't
02:31comply. That's the push-pull of Trump's negotiating style. Maximum pressure, last-minute pivots,
02:39and the threat of force always kept on the table. So here's the question. Is this Trump playing hardball
02:46to get a better deal, or is he torching a fragile agreement at the worst possible moment? 60 days on
02:53the
02:53clock, two sides that don't fully trust each other, and a president who just rewrote the terms at the last
03:00minute.
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