Trump proposes Iran suspend  its nuclear program for 20 years in exchange for a new deal

US President Donald Trump stressed in a statement on his return from China that he does not mind Iran suspending its nuclear program for 20 years, but that it should be a "real" commitment.

Trump pointed out that the Chinese president assured me that he opposes Iran's possession of a nuclear weapon, and continued, "I did not make any pledge to the Chinese president on Taiwan, I did not ask the Chinese president for anything related to Iran, and I did not ask the Chinese president to pressure Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz."

Trump added: "I am looking to lift sanctions on Chinese oil companies that buy Iranian oil, and I will make a decision soon, and during the talks with the Chinese side, we did not address the electronic chips file."

Trump: China's president offered help for deal with Iran

Trump said Thursday during an interview on Fox News that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had informed him of Beijing's readiness to help reach an agreement with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial navigation.

Trump explained that the Chinese president expressed hope for an agreement with Iran, as well as the resumption of commercial transit through the Strait of Hormuz, saying, "President Xi wants to reach an agreement (with Iran). He also offered to help, saying, "If I can help in any way, I would like to."

"He (Xi) wants the Strait of Hormuz to remain open,  and obviously whoever buys this much oil has some kind of relationship with the Iranians, but he has stressed that he is willing to help in any way he can," Trump said.

Trump claims military victories in Venezuela and Iran

Trump said his administration had achieved military victories in both Venezuela and Iran, in a post on the American platform "Truth Social" on Thursday, during his visit to China.

Trump added that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping congratulated him "on his achievements" and expressed hope that relations with Beijing would become "stronger and better than ever."

He claimed that his administration had achieved what he described as "military victories" in both Venezuela and Iran, adding that they would later proceed to "eliminate Iran militarily."

Iran confirms readiness for war and dialogue

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed on Friday (May 15 ) that Washington has informed Tehran of its readiness to continue talks aimed at ending the war in the Middle East, despite US President Donald Trump's announcement that he rejected Tehran's response to its proposal to settle the conflict.

Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi after participating in a meeting of BRICS countries, Araghchi said, "What was said about the rejection of the US proposal or Iran's response to the American proposal goes back to a few days ago, when Trump posted" on social media that Tehran's response was unacceptable.

"But after that, we again received messages from the Americans, saying that they are ready to continue talks and continue to interact" with Tehran.

"The conflicting messages have made us question the real intentions of the Americans from the negotiations," Araqchi said, adding that Pakistan's mediation process has not failed, but it is facing "difficulties," and that Tehran is "ready to return to fighting and also ready for diplomatic solutions."