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President Trump asserted that the U.S. is "in deep negotiations" with Iran and that a pact can be hit
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The mediators are less optimistic that a deal is close but say they will work to the last minute to reach at least a partial agreement to delay Trump's ultimatum.
Key facts
- In an 8-minute phone call, Trump told Axios his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are holding intense negotiations with the Iranians
- What they're saying: Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, fired back at Trump on X Sunday, writing, "Your reckless moves are dragging the United States into a living HELL for every
- President Trump claimed that the U.S. is "in deep negotiations" with Iran and that a deal can be reached before his deadline expires on Tuesday
- On Sunday morning, shortly before the phone interview with Axios, Trump threatened to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges starting Tuesday if the regime doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz
Summary
President Trump claimed that the U.S. is "in deep negotiations" with Iran and that a deal can be reached before his deadline expires on Tuesday. "There is a good chance, but if they don't make a deal, I am blowing up everything over there," he said. Such attacks could constitute war crimes, and Iran has threatened to retaliate with attacks against infrastructure in Israel and the Gulf states. Asked by Axios whether he worried he would be harming innocent Iranian civilians, Trump said he thinks civilians who oppose their government would support such strikes to weaken the regime. They are afraid they are gonna leave in the middle of the war, but they are not going to leave," Trump said.