US President Donald Trump said that he is not interested in renewing the expiring agreement with Iran, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

Trump insisted that Washington had leverage over Iran, citing the naval blockade of Iranian ports. He repeated his idea of declaring the critical waterway as US territory, insisting the US retained total control.

On Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei stated that an agreement has been elusive due to security complexities and the “obstructionist behavior of destructive elements,” adding that the US must remove its blockade.

Meanwhile, Trump’s son-in-law and peace envoy Jared Kushner visited the…

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