Trump insists Iran is still negotiating

26/03/2026

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) annual fundraising dinner, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at Union Station in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

WASHINGTON, (AP) Mar 26: Speaking at a fundraiser for Republicans in Washington, D.C., Trump said Iran is still interested in cutting a deal.

“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,” Trump said of Iran’s leaders.

The president added: “They’re also afraid they’ll be killed by us,” before quipping that no one wanted to lead Iran for fear of being assassinated by the United States.