- President Donald Trump stated that Iran wants to make a deal while adding that he hopes the country will be more reasonable.
- Trump’s warning comes amid Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatening to sink U.S. warships.
- Meanwhile, Grossi said the IAEA’s return to Iran depends on the potential for a wider agreement with the country, while noting that this negotiation is political in nature.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on Thursday reportedly warned that the window for Iran to strike a nuclear deal is at risk of closing.
According to a Bloomberg report, the IAEA chief said that the agency had discussed proposals with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi for the inspection of the sites that were bombed by the U.S. and Israel in June 2025.
“There is not much time, but we are working on something concrete. There are a couple of solutions the IAEA has proposed,” Grossi said.
This comes amid President Donald Trump’s warning to Iran of consequences over failure to reach a deal.
“I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal. They want to make a deal,” President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, while adding that he hopes Iran will be more reasonable.
Trump’s Warning To Iran
Trump’s warning comes amid Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatening to sink U.S. warships.
“The Americans constantly say that they’ve sent a warship toward Iran. Of course, a warship is a dangerous piece of military hardware. However, more dangerous than that warship is the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea,” Khamenei said in a post on X.
Will IAEA Return To Iran?
Grossi added that the IAEA's return to Iran depends on the potential for a broader agreement with the country, while noting that he is aware this negotiation is political in nature.
The damage to Iran’s facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan following the strikes last year has not been assessed by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog yet.
Meanwhile, U.S. equities declined in Thursday’s pre-market trade. At the time of writing, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which tracks the S&P 500 index, was down 0.26%; the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) fell 0.39%; and the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) declined 0.34%. Retail sentiment around the S&P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘neutral’ territory.
The iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) was down by 0.05% at the time of writing.
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