US President Donald Trump said that Iran seemed to be willing to make a deal to end the war, but the terms were “not good enough yet,” while warning that Washington could carry out further strikes on the Iranian oil export hub of Kharg Island. In a telephone interview with NBC News on Saturday, Trump said Tehran wanted negotiations but insisted any agreement would require Iran to abandon nuclear ambitions.
“Iran wanted to make a deal, but I’m unwilling to do so now because the terms are not good enough yet,” Trump said. He declined to specify the terms but said an Iranian commitment to abandon nuclear ambitions would be part of any potential agreement.
Trump also said several countries had committed to helping secure the Strait of Hormuz, though he refused to name them.