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Trump says Iran deal takes shape as Tehran seeks halt to strikes
U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran was “taking shape very well,” asserting that Tehran had asked Washington to stop targeting its leaders. The comments came as Qatari mediators carried a draft proposal to end the war to Tehran, while oil prices fell by about 7.5 percent.
Diplomatic efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran are accelerating, with Qatari mediators traveling to Tehran to discuss a draft agreement with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Reuters reported. The move follows days of talks between Iranian negotiators and the Qatari side. At the same time, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a series of optimistic statements about the prospects of reaching an agreement.
Speaking Monday in front of the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, during its reopening after restoration and one day before the congressional midterm elections, Trump said the deal with Iran “appears to be taking shape very well.” He said the spread of the news was the reason for the decline in oil prices.
In his most controversial statement, Trump said Tehran had asked Washington to stop targeting its leaders: “Iran asked us: Please stop killing our leaders, and we will do that.”
The U.S. president added that the Iranians “want to make a deal, and that may happen.”
“We fought a war with Iran and won”
Trump said in the course of his remarks: “We fought a war with Iran, and we won,” referring to the war that began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28 and resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei. Trump said in Iowa on Sunday that the United States “may have gone a little further than it should have,” leaving no one to negotiate with.
Oil falls more than 7%
Trump boasted about the decline in crude prices, saying they had fallen “$10 today, the biggest drop in the history of oil,” and predicting that they would continue to fall “because we are winning with Iran.” Market data showed Brent crude down $8.47, or about 7.5 percent, at $104.96 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate fell 7.2 percent to $96.62, amid hopes that diplomacy would prevent another round of fighting in the region.
Vance: We have made some progress
U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News after a campaign stop that he and Trump were comfortable with the prospects of reaching a “negotiated settlement” with Iran. “We have certainly made some progress, and we will see whether we can make more,” he added.
Tehran: The ball is in Washington’s court
Tehran has not publicly commented on Trump’s latest statements. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had said that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had granted the government “certain powers” to conduct peace talks, affirming that Tehran would “try to resolve the problem through dialogue.” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his country was ready for “defense and diplomacy together.”
Iran’s Foreign Ministry maintains that the next step is in Washington’s hands. Tehran also conditions the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on an end to the U.S. naval blockade. Reports indicate that Gulf states are preparing for the possibility of U.S. strikes on Iran and a potential Iranian response after Tuesday’s elections.
Video: White House, Fox News
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