Trump claims Iran ‘begging to make a deal’ but teases new aid for farmers amid war fallout
Trump shrugs off the need to reach a settlement, then alleges Iran let oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a ‘gift’ to the US
“I read a story today that I’m desperate to make a deal,” Trump told reporters during an on-camera Cabinet meeting.
“I’m the opposite of desperate. I don’t care,” he said. Calling the Iranian regime “sick” and “sinister”, the US president added that “they are begging to make a deal, not me”.
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Trump claims Iran’s ‘present’ was to allow 10 oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz
The disclosure came at a morning Cabinet briefing where Trump also previewed his next announcement: new measures to aid American farmers, a politically crucial group as midterm elections approach, struggling with soaring fertiliser costs, lost markets and financial setbacks worsened by the war and Trump’s tariff policies.