Increasing pressure
One official told the newspaper that the revised proposal was intended to increase pressure on Tehran and encourage acceptance of a framework that had already been submitted to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei for approval.
The report noted, however, that communication with Iran’s top leadership has proven difficult, raising the possibility of further delays if additional changes are made to the document, described as a memorandum of understanding.
The report added that more contentious issues, including the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, would be addressed in subsequent rounds of negotiations.
Trump held a two-hour meeting Friday with senior advisers in the White House Situation Room to discuss efforts to end the war, but no public announcement followed the talks.
