President Donald Trump said Monday that the “right people” in Iran have reached out seeking to “make a deal — very badly” after talks collapsed over the weekend, insisting Tehran will “never” be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon as the United States simultaneously moved forward with a naval blockade targeting Iranian ports to increase pressure.
Speaking outside the White House following the collapse of roughly 21 hours of Pakistan-mediated negotiations in Islamabad over the weekend — and as the U.S. blockade targeting Iranian ports took effect — Trump said Tehran had reengaged despite failing to reach an agreement.
“We’ve been called by the other side,” Trump said. “They’d like to make a deal — very badly.”
Trump made clear the talks collapsed over Iran’s refusal to meet Washington’s core demand that it abandon its nuclear ambitions and relinquish its enriched material.
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