US EditionTrump agrees to speak to Iran’s interim leadership: Report
President Trump agreed to talks with Iran’s new leadership after U.S.-Israeli strikes killed top officials, with over 200 casualties reported amid ongoing military operations.
- On March 1, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed to speak with Iran's new leadership, adding `They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them` in a phone interview with The Atlantic from his Florida residence.
- Following coordinated strikes, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion in a decapitation campaign after months of escalating tensions.
- Asked about timing, Trump said `Most of those people are gone` and told Fox News the strikes killed at least 48 Iranian leaders.
- Iran vowed retaliation as Ali Larijani warned the strikes set the nation ablaze, while the U.S. Army announced three US service members killed and five seriously wounded.
- Iran has named an interim leadership council led by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to serve until a new supreme leader is chosen, while Oman and Indonesia offered mediation as Iran signals openness to serious efforts to stop escalation.
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