Trump Says Iran Has Interest in Reaching Deal
Trump said Iran wants an agreement as 78 commercial ships were redirected under a U.S. blockade, and he threatened more strikes if talks fail.
- President Donald Trump said Iran has "an interest in reaching an agreement" on its nuclear program while emphasizing in Beijing that "we don't want them to have a nuclear weapon, we want the straits open."
- Regional tensions remain high following February 28 U.S. and Israeli strikes, which prompted Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation; the regime refuses to reopen it until the U.S. ends its blockade.
- As of Saturday, the U.S. military reported 78 commercial ships redirected to enforce the blockade, while Ebrahim Azizi, who heads Iran's parliament national security committee, announced Tehran prepared a mechanism to manage future strait traffic.
- Israel and Lebanon agreed on Friday to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire, helping tamp down conflict involving the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, though thousands have already been killed in the fighting.
- After talks in Islamabad failed to produce a lasting agreement, Trump is expected to decide on resuming strikes in the coming hours as negotiations over the nuclear program remain unresolved.
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