Tehran deal will work out well, says Trump

Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the US and those with us. But don't the Dumocrats, and various seemingly unpatriotic Republicans, understand that it is much tougher for me to properly do my job and negotiate, when political hacks keep negatively 'chirping,' at levels never seen before, over and over again, that I should move faster, or move slower, or go to war, or not go to war, or whatever. Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end - It always does!

Donald Trump US President

Washington: US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran over an interim peace deal will “work out well”. 

On Truth Social late on Sunday, he said constant speculation over if he would agree to a deal wasn’t helping. Iran accused Washington of sending conflicting signals and dragging out negotiations. Tehran continues to engage with the US with “distrust,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker and lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Israel’s escalation in Lebanon over the weekend and the blockade on Iranian ports are “clear evidence of US noncompliance with the ceasefire,” as per a social media post. “Every choice has a price, and the bill comes due. It will all fall into place.”

Iran also wants control of maritime traffic through the Hormuz strait — a crucial conduit for oil and liquefied natural gas. It said itself and Oman had the right to exercise sovereignty over the waterway and shipping regulations imposed during the war would endure. 

“It will certainly be hard, complicated and difficult and there will be criticism and pressure against us, but we will pursue carrying it out, and naturally we will not back down from this,” Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said. “These arrangements are not temporary.” 

—Agencies