Iran to make offer aimed at satisfying US demands, Trump tells Reuters

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON, April ‌24 (Reuters) - U.S. ​President ​Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that Iran plans to make an offer aimed at satisfying ‌U.S. demands, as peace talks were expected to ⁠resume in Pakistan.

"They're making an offer and we'll have to see," Trump ‌said during a phone ‌interview.

Trump said he did not know what the offer would be yet. He has been adamant that any deal ​include Iran giving up its enriched uranium and allowing freedom of oil traffic through the Strait of ⁠Hormuz.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to depart on Saturday for the ​Pakistani capital Islamabad for talks with an Iranian delegation.

Trump on Thursday had expressed concern about ​who was leading Iran, and U.S. ‌officials have said they believe the leadership is fractured.

On Friday, when asked who the U.S. ⁠was negotiating with, Trump said: "I don't want to say that, but we're dealing with the people that are in charge now."

He ⁠declined to provide names.

Reuters reported earlier that Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi ​was expected in Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the U.S.

Trump has insisted the U.S. military will ‌maintain a blockade against Iran's ports until an agreement is reached.

When asked what is needed ‌to lift the blockade, Trump said: "I'd have to be able ⁠to answer that question ‌later. I have to ​see what they're offering."

(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Katharine Jackson; editing by Michelle Nichols, Rod ‌Nickel)

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