Trump says Iran has agreed to suspend its nuclear program

Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely, Bloomberg reports citing a telephone interview with him. The US president denied that the moratorium on Iran's nuclear program will expire in 20 years. Asked whether the program would be suspended completely, Trump said, "No years, no limits."

Trump has said an agreement to end the war between the U.S., Israel and Iran is mostly done. Negotiations on a long-term agreement will "probably" take place this weekend, he said.

"Most of the major items have already been agreed upon. It's going to happen pretty quickly," Trump stated. He also said that Tehran would not receive money frozen due to sanctions during the deal.

Iran has not yet commented on the possible agreement, Bloomberg notes.

The first round of U.S.-Iran talks on ending the war, which began Feb. 28, was held in Pakistan on April 11, but ended inconclusively, with Trump saying the two sides were able to agree on "most of the points" except for "the only really important one" - Iran's refusal to develop nuclear weapons.

After the talks failed, Trump ordered the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz for ships leaving Iranian ports starting April 13.

The day before, on April 16, US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed on a 10-day ceasefire. A ceasefire in Lebanon was one of Iran's demands in negotiations with the US.

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