"Trump Willing to Ease Sanctions If Iran Takes Concrete Steps on Nuclear Concessions"

U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to ease sanctions or unfreeze assets if Iran takes concrete steps regarding its nuclear program, U.S. online media Axios reported on the 28th local time, citing multiple U.S. officials.

While Iran wants to focus negotiations on the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. military's maritime blockade, the Trump administration is demanding that Iran make concessions concerning its nuclear program.

Because President Trump has used preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons as a justification for initiating a war, securing concession measures related to Iran's nuclear development ahead of the early November midterm elections would serve as a favorable achievement to showcase.

Mediator countries such as Qatar and Pakistan are holding successive meetings with the U.S. and Iran in an attempt to reach an agreement.

They are scheduled to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York on this day and plan to contact Trump administration officials either today or on the 29th.

Amid concerns over the resumption of all-out war, mediators are also urging Iran to make nuclear-related concessions, The Wall Street Journal reported.

This stems from concerns over the possibility of escalating military tensions between the two sides after President Trump publicly rejected Iran's "7-day plan," which had been proposed with the goal of reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

It remains uncertain whether Iran will respond to President Trump's attempt at an agreement centered on easing sanctions and unfreezing assets.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran has sent almost no signals to mediators indicating that it is ready to discuss matters related to its nuclear program.
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