Just as a draft agreement between Washington and Tehran surfaced, Donald Trump moved swiftly to keep the pressure on. “The deal with Iran is not final,” the U.S. president declared, adding bluntly: “If they don’t behave properly, we’ll start dropping bombs again.”
The warning came on the same day CNN published a 14-point draft framework outlining the contours of a potential new chapter in US-Iran relations. According to the leaked document, the United States would allow Iran to sell petroleum and petrochemical products, while Tehran would gain access to a $300 billion development fund — contingent on compliance with commitments regarding its nuclear programme.
Critically, the draft does not clarify what happens to Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, a point likely to dominate any future negotiations. CNN cautioned that the document may not represent the final form of any agreement and that last-minute revisions remain possible. The combination of the leak and Trump’s immediate sabre-rattling suggests that the diplomatic path forward remains fraught — and that the White House is using maximalist rhetoric to extract further concessions before any ink dries.
