Trump says Iran wants to make a deal

Published 06 May, 2026 10:29pm 1 min read

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that ​Iran wants to negotiate and ‌make a deal, adding that the US was doing very well in Iran and ​that it was going very ​smoothly.

“We’re doing very well in Iran. ⁠It’s going very smoothly, and we’ll ​see what happens. They want to ​make a deal, they want to negotiate,” Trump said at an event at the White ​House.

“We’re dealing with people that ​want to make a deal very much, and ‌we’ll ⁠see whether or not they can make a deal that’s satisfactory to us.”

Iran said it was reviewing a ​new US ​proposal on ⁠Wednesday, after sources said Washington and Tehran were closing ​in on a one-page memorandum ​to end the war in the Gulf while leaving tricky issues such as Iran’s ⁠nuclear ​program for later.

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