Trump says ceasefire deal 'close', but it could be on Iran's terms

For the past few days, the world has been watching the exchange of fire between the United States and Iran across the Persian Gulf like a crowd at a tennis game.And it seems, based on the details which are emerging about what might be in this deal between Washington and Tehran, that it's the Islamic Republic about to serve for the match.The terms seem to reflect Iran's negotiating position much more than what the US president had been demanding for months.Donald Trump called off a third day of strikes on Iran, saying a "great settlement" had been reached, just hours after using his Truth Social platform to promise the US would hit the country "VERY HARD".A day earlier, he said Iran was "all talk and no action" and would "have to pay the price" for stalled negotiations.That price, however, might be written on the US chequebook Again, this is something Donald Trump said wouldn't be considered in the first phase of a deal, suggesting that it could follow if Iran was to "behave".The previous Iran nuclear deal, the JCPOA, included sanction relief for Tehran