Major gaps between US-Iran
A major sticking point remains Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile. Trump insisted any final deal would include the joint transfer of Iran’s stored uranium to the United States—an idea Tehran has publicly rejected.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said earlier that its uranium reserves would not be transferred “anywhere,” highlighting the sharp divide between both sides.
Trump also said Iran would not be allowed to impose tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a proposal Tehran had previously floated during earlier negotiations.
In a separate post on Truth Social, Trump said Xi Jinping was “very happy” about the reopening of the waterway and described their planned May summit in Beijing as potentially “historic.”
With the ceasefire deadline approaching and core disputes unresolved, the next few days could determine whether diplomacy holds—or the pressure campaign intensifies.