Link: https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/2058614742915137739?s=20 After receiving a briefing from a Senior TRUMP Administration Official on the status of the Iran negotiations (someone in the know & not just speculating), I can tell you the following:
-USA IS NOT GIVING IRANIANS MONEY FOR NOTHING. All speculation and propaganda to the contrary is false. Some hardline elements of Iran’s govt (IRGC) have pushed fake stories & propaganda to try to kill this negotiation.
-Iran deal is NOT done (95%, but still haggling over some language). No deal being signed today. May be a few more days before this is done.
-Iran will NOT get any money or sanctions relief up front.
-Iran must turn over nuclear stockpile to get anything. USA position is that failure to meet deal commitments means Iran gets nothing.
-Long term USA objective is preventing Iran from having nuclear weapon.
-Initial deal point is to re-establish free flow of commerce by reopening Strait of Hormuz.
Deal should have 2 phases:
Step 1 - Open Strait of Hormuz. Give world economy breathing room. Iran agrees to give up enriched uranium.
Step 2 - Get the nuclear material turned over. Only then can Iran get sanctions relief.
Bottom line: goal is to make a deal that lowers costs for Americans, calms world energy markets, and guarantees that Iranians cannot have a nuclear weapon over the long term. We aren’t there yet. Iran takes forever to get you a response on even small things. But we are close although it still could be a few days.
“If we get what we are demanding, this is going to be a historic deal,” SAO says.
SAO sounds prepared to do no deal at all if all Iran will do is a “bad deal.” SAO admits deal could fall apart yet. But if a deal is reached, SAO expects very senior USA admin officials to take part in a signing ceremony of some sort.
Iran has agreed in principle to the framework but there are still a couple points USA isn’t satisfied with. 95% done. But literally changing words sometimes requires days in Iran’s system. Haggling over language. But USA feels like we have a commitment on nuclear stockpile and on opening Strait of Hormuz.
If IRAN doesn’t deliver on commitments, they get nothing.
“Iran’s ability to project power is a lot more limited than it was two months ago,” SAO says. “Their industrial base for building ballistic missiles has been substantially destroyed.” 1:22 PM · May 24, 2026
Good.
But it seems quite long winded and repetitive...it could have been summed up in just one or two sentences, rather than padding it out like that to make it seem like he's got more information than he really does.
Essentially:
The deal about 95% complete; minor details/language need clarification
They're going to start showing good faith by opening up the Strait.
Iran gets nothing until it proves it is honoring their word by forfeiting uranium.
u/#coup
One of my favorite GIFS of all time.
A deal with Iran is an oxymoron.
Unless it's bigger then knowing they will break it.... Getting the uranium or some of it shows WHERE they got it.... (Sum of all fears 1:24-1:26)
Step2... Sum of all fears 1:24-1:26 Uranium one mines? Clinton involvement?
Yes, that’s why we want the uranium and that’s why we’re going to see more panicking in the form of attacks and probably riots. Cam Higby on X had posted yesterday about Antifa planning riots in the Austin, TX areas.
The only good outcome is that the IRGC is just removed from power of any sort.
Agreed
Iran is never going to honor a deal of any kind. They are just delaying and trying to keep their arses from being blown up. You cannot make a deal with the devil!
Agreed
great post!
question: should there be included in the negotiations an agreement or format for achieving free in fair elections, where the women voters do not have to wear full body coverings?