Jeffries questions possible Iran ceasefire: Trump has said deal is close '38 or 39 different times'

Source: The Hill

06/14/26 2:18 PM ET


House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday poked at the prospect that the U.S. and Iran will soon make a deal, accusing President Trump of saying the two countries have been close to a deal “38 or 39 different times.” The Trump administration expects the U.S. and Iran to finalize a peace deal to end their conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide a timeline to negotiate the end of Iran’s nuclear program sometime on Sunday.

“Well, we’d have to take a look at what the ultimate resolution is, if there is one,” Jeffries told Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press” on NBC. “Donald Trump has now said 38 or 39 different times during the course of this war that it was about to come to an end and an agreement was about to be reached. And that has never happened.”

Jeffries blasted the conflict for being “a disaster,” calling Iran “stronger right now.” He said the U.S. already had an agreement about containing Iran’s nuclear program, referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) deal reached by the Obama administration in 2015.

“It was Donald Trump who made the decision to actually rip that agreement up because, apparently, he suffers from Obama derangement syndrome,” the New York Democrat said. “That agreement that had been reached by President Obama actually resulted in Great Britain, France, Germany, South Korea, India, Japan, and thanks to the leadership from President Obama and his administration, China and Russia all engaged with Iran to limit their nuclear aspirations.”

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