The United States and Iran both say they are entering these negotiations this time from a stronger position. The head of the Iranian negotiating team, Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, says his country has taken a major step toward final victory. Trump, meanwhile, says, “I think the Iranians have had enough,” referring to two waves of US strikes ten days earlier, and added, “We were preparing for the bigger event, and then we reached a deal after that.”
