US President Trump: Iran is negotiating, wants to make a deal so badly

US President Donald Trump reiterated early Thursday that Iran is negotiating to end the war.

Key quotes via AFP

They are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly.

But they’re afraid to say it, because they figure they’ll be killed by their own people.

No one in Iran wants to be Supreme Leader right now.

Mar 26, 2026

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