US Media: Trump Says He Has "In-Depth Negotiations" with Iran, Once Close to Holding Direct Talks

MeNews · 2026-04-12T20:55:33+00:00

Trump said in a phone interview that “in-depth negotiations” between the U.S. and Iran are expected to lead to an agreement, and if they fail, harsh measures will be taken. He believes the Iranian people will support strikes against the government. The negotiations are conducted through intermediaries as well as direct communication, carried out by special envoys; although progress is going smoothly, they still remain full of challenges.

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2026-04-12 20:55:33

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ME News report: On April 6 (UTC+8), U.S. President Trump said in a phone interview that the United States is engaged in “in-depth negotiations” with Iran, with the hope of reaching an agreement by Tuesday’s deadline. “The chances of reaching an agreement are high, but if they don’t, I will destroy everything there,” he said. When asked whether he was worried about harming innocent civilians, Trump said he believed that Iranian people who oppose their government would support such strikes to weaken the regime.

During the approximately 8-minute phone interview, Trump said that his special envoys, Witkoff and Kushner, are conducting intensive negotiations with Iran. Two sources involved in the negotiations said that communication takes place not only through intermediaries such as Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey, but also through text messages between Trump’s advisers and Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi.

“The negotiations are going smoothly, but dealing with Iranians is always difficult to bring to an endpoint,” Trump said. He also said that a few days ago, the two sides were once close to agreeing to hold direct talks. “But they said they would meet again in five days. I asked, why five days? I think they aren’t serious enough. So I attacked that bridge,” Trump said. (Source: PANews)

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