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‘Sit Back and Relax’: White House Post Goes Viral and Slammed Online

Trump said Iran wants a deal and urged critics to stop pressuring his negotiations as the United States and Iran continued exchanging attacks.

  • On Monday, President Donald Trump urged Americans to "sit back and relax" regarding Iran negotiations, insisting on Truth Social that Tehran "really wants to make a deal" beneficial to the United States.
  • Following the downing of an American MQ-1 Predator drone, the United States military carried out "measured strikes" against Iranian radar and drone control sites near Geruk and Qeshm Island over the weekend.
  • Trump argued that constant political pressure from "Dumocrats" and "unpatriotic Republicans" makes it "MUCH tougher" to negotiate, criticizing them for "chirping" at him during talks.
  • Reuters recently reported the potential agreement framework is "largely negotiated," though questions regarding sanctions, Iran's nuclear program, and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remain unresolved.
  • Crude oil prices are about 50% higher than pre-war levels as Iran maintains a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passageway for about 20% of the world's oil.
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(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Baek Na-ri = U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 1st (local time) that peace talks with Iran would result in an agreement favorable to the United States, and that Democrats...

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In the middle of the night Donald Trump attacks on Truth Social his critics and asks them to relax. While his administration has been trying unsuccessfully for months to end the Iran war begun by himself.

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Daily Star broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, June 1, 2026.
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