{"id":8633,"date":"2025-10-10T16:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T23:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/?p=8633"},"modified":"2025-10-10T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T23:17:19","slug":"trump-gives-update-on-gaza-peace-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/?p=8633","title":{"rendered":"Trump Gives Update on Gaza & \u2018Peace\u2019 With Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has expressed willingness to participate in wider Middle East peace talks following its support for his ceasefire plan in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calling the moment a regional breakthrough, Trump declared, \u201cWe\u2019ll work with\u00a0Iran,\u201d as he prepares to visit the Middle East this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why It Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s announcement could have wide-reaching implications for regional stability and global politics. U.S.-Iran tensions have long shaped alliances, security policies, and energy markets in the Middle East. If Tehran\u2019s stance leads to tangible cooperation, the development could influence the balance of power between Western nations and Middle Eastern actors, affect reconstruction and governance in Gaza, and reshape U.S. engagement across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 9, 2025. | Evan Vucci\/AP Photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What to Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At a White House Cabinet meeting, Trump hailed his Gaza ceasefire initiative as the start of \u201cpeace in the Middle East.\u201d \u201cIran wants to work on peace now, they\u2019ve informed us,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ve acknowledged that they are totally in favor of this deal. They think it\u2019s a great thing, so we appreciate that, and we\u2019ll work with Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran and Reconstruction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trump linked the Gaza plan to his broader approach to Iran. He said he hoped a resolution to Iran\u2019s nuclear impasse could open the door for support in rebuilding the country after U.S.-Israeli attacks in June, while stressing that Iran could not acquire nuclear arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the attack was very important on Iran, because let’s say that didn’t happen, they’d probably, by now, have a nuclear weapon, numerous nuclear weapons, and therefore, even if we signed a deal, there’d be a big dark cloud over it, and it wouldn’t be the same thing,\u201d he said, referring to U.S. and Israeli strikes on three key nuclear sites on June 22, followed by a ceasefire two days later. \u201cAs you know, we have major sanctions on Iran and lots of other things. We would like to see them be able to rebuild their country too, but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Connecting the Nuclear Context<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trump presented the Gaza ceasefire plan as part of his broader strategy for regional stability, linking his approach to Iran\u2019s nuclear program and reconstruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first phase, agreed by Israel and Hamas, includes a ceasefire, the release of Israeli captives in exchange for roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, and a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. The second phase proposes a new governing authority excluding Hamas, a multinational Palestinian-Arab security force, and Arab and Islamic funding for reconstruction, with limited participation from the Palestinian Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran\u2019s Position<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

So far, Iran has been measured in its response. Its foreign ministry issued a statement supporting a resolution to the Gaza conflict that ends \u201cthe genocidal war,\u201d withdraws occupying forces, and protects \u201cthe fundamental rights of the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that Tehran will not relinquish its \u201cright to enrich uranium,\u201d writing on X, \u201cThere is NO solution but a negotiated outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upon embarking for a 5th round of talks with @SteveWitkoff<\/a> on May 23, I wrote:

"Zero nuclear weapons = we DO have a deal.
Zero enrichment = we do NOT have a deal."

If POTUS was to glance at the minutes of those talks\u2014recorded by our interlocutor\u2014he would see just how close we\u2026<\/p>— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) October 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>