The White House said Tuesday local time that President Donald Trump has not set a specific deadline for receiving a “unified proposal” from Iran.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters that, contrary to some reports she had seen, the president “has not set a firm deadline” for Iran to submit its proposal.
Trump also told Fox News that a “three-to-five-day deadline” was not true, adding that he is not rushing talks with Iran.
A day earlier, Axios reported, citing anonymous officials, that Trump was willing to give Iran an additional three to five days of a ceasefire period.
Leavitt said there were “clearly many divisions” inside Iran, calling it a fight between pragmatists and hard-liners, and said the president wants a single, unified response.
She said that while a ceasefire is holding on military and physical strikes as the U.S. waits, the “Operation Grand Fury” is continuing, as is a maritime blockade on ships traveling to and from Iranian ports. Leavitt added that the president is satisfied with the situation while awaiting Iran’s response.
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