Trump claims ‘spoiled child’ Iran has agreed to most US demands in negotiations |
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he thinks Iran has “agreed to just about everything we need” in negotiations over a final accord between the two countries.
Trump made the claim in a wide-ranging CNBC interview, in which he discussed, among other things, various aspects of the war with Iran and ongoing negotiations on a final deal with the Islamic Republic.
Asked during the interview whether the war, which began with a shock US-Israeli offensive on February 28 before being halted by a temporary ceasefire on April 8, was at risk of turning into one of the so-called “forever wars” that he pledged to avoid, Trump denied that there was any chance of that happening.
“I think they’ve agreed to just about everything we need,” Trump said of Iran’s conduct in negotiations over a final accord between the two countries.
Trump on Iran: Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Newsletter email address Get it By signing up, you agree to the terms We totally defeated them militarily. They have some missiles left. We could wipe them out too. I think they’ve agreed to just about everything we need. pic.twitter.com/fgJyfhoVBt — Clash Report (@clashreport) July 2, 2026
We totally defeated them militarily. They have some missiles left. We could wipe them out too.
I think they’ve agreed to just about everything we need. pic.twitter.com/fgJyfhoVBt
— Clash Report (@clashreport) July 2, 2026
Last month, after weeks of negotiations, the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and undertake 60 days of negotiations on a final deal covering Iran’s nuclear program. Israel was not a party to the deal and is not involved in the resulting negotiations, but its fight with Iran has also paused.
It was unclear what Trump was suggesting Iran had agreed to, given that talks on the final deal haven’t really begun yet due to disagreements over the vital Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran blocked early in the war, rocking the global economy.
“We’re negotiating, and we’ll see,” Trump said.
The president also asserted that “this is not a war per se. This is the denuking of Iran.”
“You can’t let them have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said.
Iran, he said, is “a spoiled child” and the “bully of the Middle East.”
“You’ve had your way for many years with your parents, and all of a sudden they come down hard on you, it takes you a little while to........