From JCPOA exit to the 2026 deal: How US-Iran ties soured under Trump
Trump-Netanyahu fallout exposes divisions over Iran deal The United States and Iran are set to sign an initial agreement in Geneva on Friday to end the US-Israel war on Iran , begin a 60-day negotiation process, and resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan, which h
The United States and Iran are set to sign an initial agreement in Geneva on Friday to end the US-Israel war on Iran , begin a 60-day negotiation process, and resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Pakistan, which has taken the lead in mediating peace talks, will host the signing in Switzerland.
However, neither side has yet published details of the agreement, so it is unclear to what extent Iran and the US have reached agreements on any major issues – or even whether to discuss them in the upcoming talks.
While US President Donald Trump has indicated that Iran’s nuclear programme will be part of any final agreement, he has made no mention at all of other previous US demands – such as dismantling Iran’s ballistic missiles programme or ending its support for proxy armed groups in the region.
“The only thing that really matters to me is Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and it says it loud and clear,” Trump told reporters at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France on Tuesday.
“All hell will rain down” on Iran if it intends to acquire a nuclear weapon, Trump added.
Relations between Washington and Tehran have been fractured and tumultuous since Trump’s first term as US president, when he withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
When Trump pulled the US out of the JCPOA, his approval stood at about 45 percent in mid-June 2018 in Gallup polling – matching or close to his best numbers until then. However, a Reuters/Ipsos survey conducted in June this year put his approval at just 35 percent, near a record low for that poll.
