Top Trump officials are skeptic about Iran's willingness to make concessions related to its nuclear program as part of a deal with the U.S., according to a new report.
Officials include CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Axios detailed.
Ratcliffe has cited evidence gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies to back his claim. It showed that Iranian officials were discussing the deal in a way that was different from what they were telling mediators.
Sources cited by the outlet claimed that Ratcliffe and Rubio said they doubted the Iranians would agree to make the concessions needed to move the deal forward. "The intelligence reflects that the Iranian intentions are not in line with their commitments under the deal," one of the sources told Axios.
The White House reacted to the report, with an official saying "President Trump listens to all opinions on any given issue — but everyone understands he is the final decision-maker."
"This MOU meets all of the redlines that the administration has long articulated by ensuring that Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon, they cannot keep their highly enriched uranium, and they cannot hold the world's energy supply hostage," the official added.
The text of the document has yet to be released, with President Donald Trump saying it will likely be released on Friday after the signing ceremony.
Speaking to press while meeting with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Trump said he wants the agreement's wording to be released "because it's a very powerful document."
"It's not like the Obama document, which was just a terrible document. This is a very powerful document and I want it to be released, so probably pretty soon," Trump said, in reference to the nuclear deal signed by then-President Barack Obama during his administration.
Earlier on Monday, Vice President JD Vance said "a lot" of details still need to be negotiated with Iran to formally end the war, but claimed the U.S. holds "all the cards" in the upcoming talks.
Speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box, Vance claimed that the two most important achievements of the deal are reopening the Strait of Hormuz and getting Iran to formally commit to never pursue the development of a nuclear weapon.
Should Tehran abide by its commitments, the country will see the loosening of economic sanctions and the removal of other barriers that will allow it to be "reinvited into the world economy."
Vance went on to say that "there are a lot of very important details to figure out that we're actually going to sit at the table and discuss together and figure out a path forward on these details."
