'Low-rating disaster': Donald Trump blasts CNN for claims that Iran deal does not cover nuclear

United States president Donald Trump Monday lost his cool at what he called a "Fake News CNN" over the network's coverage of the US-Iran nuclear deal, as negotiations over the framework continued to drift without a breakthrough.Calling CNN a "low rating disaster", Trump said even with new ownership "it is unlikely to ever get better"."Fake News CNN said today, routinely, that my Iran Nuclear Deal doesn’t talk about Nuclear, when actually it states, very clearly, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon. It then goes on, in very strong and lengthy detail, to discuss various other aspects of Nuclear. In fact, that’s what most of the agreement is about. CNN, and so many others in the Fake News Media, is a Low Ratings disaster. Even with new ownership, it is unlikely to ever get better," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.This comes as Trump reportedly sought further changes to a proposed agreement with Iran aimed at sustaining the fragile ceasefire between the two countries, according to a report by CBS News.The latest draft is said to include a 60-day halt in hostilities, provisions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and a roadmap for restarting negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme. However, no formal agreement has yet been announced.A high-level meeting at the White House on Friday, convened to reach a final decision on the proposal, ended without a breakthrough.Trump has continued to emphasise that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons remains a non-negotiable condition for any agreement."The one guarantee that I have to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons," he asserted during a broadcast interview on Fox News.The US president also indicated that he was not under pressure to conclude the negotiations quickly. According to Axios, cited by CBS News, Trump requested several revisions during Friday's discussions and has since sought additional amendments to the draft.Reinforcing that position, a White House official said, "President Trump will only make a deal that is good for America and satisfies his red lines."CBS News reported that the proposed framework also addresses the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the future of Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium.If the talks move forward, the arrangement could pave the way for Iran to regain access to billions of dollars in frozen assets through the easing of sanctions.The proposal has previously been described as a memorandum of understanding that would require formal approval from both sides before taking effect.Iranian officials, however, have insisted that any agreement must include firm guarantees. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said Tehran would reject any deal that does not adequately safeguard the country's rights.Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also urged caution regarding reports surrounding the negotiations."Until a conclusion is reached... everything that is being said now is speculation."Iranian media reported that negotiations remain active, with both sides continuing to propose changes to the draft text.Tehran has also pressed for the release of its frozen financial assets before moving ahead with wider discussions on its nuclear programme.The negotiations follow months of conflict and a tentative ceasefire that came into effect on April 8. Despite repeated suggestions from Trump that a settlement was close, the two sides have yet to announce a final agreement.Adding pressure to the diplomatic process, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned that military operations could resume if any eventual deal fails to meet Washington's expectations.