While Washington and Tehran have agreed on a two-week ceasefire, the American president declared on Wednesday that the United States would “discuss” a “reduction of tariffs and sanctions” with Iran. The United States will “discuss” sanctions and tariffs with Iran, Donald Trump stated. “We are discussing, and will continue to discuss, a reduction of tariffs and sanctions with Iran,” affirmed the American president in a post on his social network Truth Social.
In the same message, Donald Trump also stated that there would be “no uranium enrichment” in Iran and that the United States would “work” with Tehran to extract “deeply buried nuclear dust,” apparently referring to the consequences of the American airstrikes in June 2025 against Iranian nuclear facilities. “There will be no uranium enrichment, and the United States, working with Iran, will unearth and remove all deeply buried nuclear dust (B-2 bombers),” wrote the American president.
In June 2025, the United States struck three nuclear sites in Iran with powerful bunker-busting bombs dropped from stealthy B-2 strategic bombers. Donald Trump then claimed it was a “spectacular military success,” with the Iranian nuclear program delayed by “several decades,” according to him. However, the exact extent of the damage is unknown. Before these strikes, Iran was enriching uranium to 60%, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This threshold is close to the 90% needed to make a nuclear weapon.
“Total and complete victory”
The American president told AFP on Tuesday that the United States had achieved a “total and complete victory” by concluding a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran. “A total and complete victory. 100%. There is no doubt about it,” said President Trump in a brief interview after the announcement of the agreement. He did not say whether he would revert to his initial threats to destroy Iranian power plants and bridges if the agreement were to fail.
The two countries agreed on a two-week ceasefire just an hour before Donald Trump’s ultimatum expired, in which he had threatened to destroy Iran. Tehran then reportedly agreed to secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively blocked since the beginning of the Middle East war on February 28.
