Donald Trump believes there is a high chance that a deal with Iran will be reached, despite Tehran's denial of ongoing negotiations. He also warned that the U.S. is ready to launch attacks again if no agreement is made.
On Monday, 27 Jul 2026 GMT+7, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he sees a high chance that diplomacy with Iran could lead to an agreement to end the months-long conflict. However, he warned Washington would resume military strikes if talks fail.
“I have a lot of patience... We'll see what happens. I think there's a high chance something could happen,” Trump said when asked about progress in peace talks. “If it doesn't happen, we'll go back to doing what we did two days ago.”
After the U.S. conducted heavy bombing for 13 consecutive nights until Friday, 24 Jul 2026 GMT+7, and Iran responded by attacking U.S. military assets in the Middle East, Trump ordered a halt to the strikes over the weekend. Iran stated it would also stop attacks as long as the U.S. refrains from further aggression.
Trump said the Iranian leader requested the meeting and claimed, “The only reason they want to meet is because we hit them very hard.”
However, Tehran previously denied any revival of peace talks with the U.S., stating that communication between the two sides occurs only through intermediaries.
Trump also dismissed concerns that the five-month conflict with Iran has depleted U.S. military stockpiles, despite reports that General Dan Kinnard warned the president on this issue.
“We have a lot of munitions,” Trump said. “We have more mid-level munitions than we could ever use, no matter what happens.”
The U.S. leader added that he would like the U.S. to have even larger reserves but complained, “We have given too many munitions to Ukraine” in its war with Russia.
When asked if Saudi Arabia is considering joining the Abraham Accords—a U.S.-brokered agreement restoring diplomatic ties with Israel—Trump replied, “No, we haven't discussed that yet.”
Trump faced several other foreign policy questions, including what would happen to money seized from Venezuela. He said those funds might be used by the U.S. military and hinted that Washington may similarly seize Iranian assets.
“We are receiving a lot of money, tens of billions of dollars,” he said. “The same will happen with Iran.”
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