U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to convene his Cabinet on Wednesday at Camp David, an unusual setting for a president who has rarely used the Maryland retreat.
Camp David has historically been reserved for major national security discussions. Trump has visited
only 16 times across his two terms, far less frequently than many of his predecessors.
All members of Trump’s Cabinet are expected to attend, including outgoing intelligence chief Tulsi
Gabbard, according to U.S. reports. The White House told the New York Post that the meeting will focus
on economic achievements, the administration’s anti-fraud task force and foreign policy updates, which
could include Iran.
The meeting comes as Trump weighs his next steps in negotiations with Tehran. In recent days, he
Overnight, however, Trump appeared to shift his position. After weeks of saying Iran’s enriched uranium
must be removed from the country, he did not rule out another option: destroying it inside Iran under the
supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog.
It remains unclear what Trump plans to do at Camp David. U.S. reports have not indicated that he intends
to present an agreement or announce a breakdown in talks. The New York Post, which first reported the
Camp David Cabinet meeting, cited the Iran backdrop but offered few details. Fox News also said the
gathering comes as the administration considers its next moves on Iran, foremost among them a possible
agreement.
Iranian media, meanwhile, reported possible progress on one of the main sticking points in the talks:
frozen Iranian funds.
Iran’s Fars news agency, citing a source close to the negotiating team, said the “last serious dispute”
between the sides — access to frozen funds — was “on the way to being resolved” through Qatari
mediation.
According to Fars, Tehran has insisted that “no agreement is possible until the agreed-upon money is
deposited.” The report said progress had been made, but the source added that given what Iran views as a
history of broken U.S. promises, Iranian negotiators do not consider the understandings final and “are
prepared for every possibility.”
Iran’s Tasnim news agency, which is affiliated with the regime, earlier reported that under a draft
understanding, Iran’s frozen funds, estimated at $23 billion, would be released during the negotiations.
A source familiar with the talks said Iran was demanding that half the money be released after the
understandings are announced and the other half after 60 days.
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