Trump says Iran deal makes nuclear weapon ban ‘loud and clear’

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Iran deal was done and would move to a second stage, which he said would be “easier,” while speaking to reporters during a meeting with the Emir of Qatar in Evian-les-Bains, France.

Trump said the United States would not invest any money in Iran as part of the deal.

"We are not investing any money in Iran, by the way. We've rumor got out there yesterday. It was ridiculous. We have the right to go in someday and do if I want to do something or somebody wants to do something. But we are not investing any money," he said.

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani also praised the agreement but said much work remained to be done, adding that Qatar was ready to help.

A member of Iran parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee said on Tuesday that Tehran would take revenge against the US over “assassination of our highest political and religious leader.”

“We will not forget this loss and we will take revenge,” Abbas Golrou said, referring to the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes in February.

He described the United States as a “rogue state” that killed Iran’s senior military and political officials.

Five people were injured and three buildings were damaged in an explosion in Iran’s western city of Borujerd on Tuesday, said the city’s fire department chief.

Nader Mousavand said the blast took place in a building in the city and caused damage to nearby structures.

He said an initial assessment indicated the explosion was caused by accumulated municipal gas.

Qatar plans to rapidly increase liquefied natural gas production once the Strait of Hormuz reopens, aiming to restore most of its export capacity within two months, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

QatarEnergy has told buyers it expects to raise output to about 50% of capacity one month after safe passage through the strait is restored and to roughly 80% within two months, the report said.

The remaining capacity, equal to two production trains, will take years to fully restore after damage from Iranian missile strikes in March, according to the report.

A new round of talks between Iran and the United States will begin on Friday in Switzerland, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday.

Araghchi said Iran considered an end to the war in Lebanon an inseparable part of ending the wider war, adding that any Israeli attack on Lebanon or continued occupation of Lebanese territory would be viewed by Tehran as a violation of the MOU.

“The important point I want to stress here is that, in our view, the two sides of this memorandum of understanding are, on one side, the United States and Israel, and on the other, Iran and Hezbollah,” he said.

The Iranian foreign minister added that, “Ending the war in Lebanon is an inseparable part of ending the war as a whole, and ending the war also includes ending the occupation. Without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the land they occupied in this war, the war has not fully ended.”

Araghchi said talks with the US would follow a first-stage memorandum of understanding focused on ending the war, the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime blockade and reconstruction issues.

He said the next phase of negotiations would last 60 days and focus on Iran’s nuclear program and sanctions relief.