President Trump settled on *** list of goals he said must be achieved in order for the fighting to stop. This includes degrading Iran's missile capability, eliminating Iran's navy, securing the Strait of Hormuz, and taking Iran's enriched uranium needed to build *** nuclear bomb. He offered no details on how that could happen beyond saying the US military will take it ourselves. Now over the weekend, President Trump issued an ultimatum against Iran to reopen the. Strait or the US would obliterate their power plants. He also walked back that threat, extending the plan for 5 days after President Trump announced Special Envoy Steve Wootkopf and his son-in-law Jared Kushner had good discussions with *** top Iranian official Sunday evening. We were planning tomorrow on shooting down some of their power plants, and we're not we're going to hold that up. Hopefully we won't have to do it. I think there's *** very good chance we're going to end up in *** deal, and so we're giving it 5 days and then we're. to see where that takes us. President Trump would not name who the US is negotiating with from Iran, but said it is not the new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, noting the White House has not heard from him at all, even as the president claims the war may be winding down. The administration last week announced the US is sending additional troops to the region. In Washington, I'm Rachel Hirsheimer.
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President Donald Trump is striking an optimistic tone in the fourth week of the conflict with Iran, claiming it could end this week. He says the U.S. is in the process of making a deal with Iran, although Iran denies any high-level communication with the White House.Trump has settled on a list of goals he said must be achieved for the fighting to stop, including degrading Iran's missile capability, eliminating Iran's navy, securing the Strait of Hormuz, and taking Iran's enriched uranium needed to build a nuclear bomb. He offered no details on how that could happen, beyond saying the U.S. military will "take it ourselves." Military analysts say this could require U.S. ground troops in Iran.Last Saturday, Trump issued an ultimatum against Iran to reopen the Strait or the U.S. would obliterate its power plants. He walked back that threat, extending the plan until Saturday after announcing that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner had good discussions with a top Iranian official Sunday evening."We were planning tomorrow on shooting down some of their power plants, and we're not. We're going to hold that up. Hopefully, we won't have to do it," Trump said. "I think there's a very good chance we're going to end up in a deal, and so we're giving it five days, and then we're going to see where that takes us."Trump would not name who the U.S. is negotiating with from Iran, but said it is not the new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, noting the White House has not heard from him at all.Even as Trump claims the war may be winding down, the administration last week announced it's sending additional U.S. troops to the region.Meanwhile, so far, more than 1,500 people have been killed in Iran in the war. Thirteen U.S. military members have been killed as well. Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is striking an optimistic tone in the fourth week of the conflict with Iran, claiming it could end this week. He says the U.S. is in the process of making a deal with Iran, although Iran denies any high-level communication with the White House.
Trump has settled on a list of goals he said must be achieved for the fighting to stop, including degrading Iran's missile capability, eliminating Iran's navy, securing the Strait of Hormuz, and taking Iran's enriched uranium needed to build a nuclear bomb. He offered no details on how that could happen, beyond saying the U.S. military will "take it ourselves." Military analysts say this could require U.S. ground troops in Iran.
Last Saturday, Trump issued an ultimatum against Iran to reopen the Strait or the U.S. would obliterate its power plants. He walked back that threat, extending the plan until Saturday after announcing that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner had good discussions with a top Iranian official Sunday evening.
"We were planning tomorrow [Monday] on shooting down some of their power plants, and we're not. We're going to hold that up. Hopefully, we won't have to do it," Trump said. "I think there's a very good chance we're going to end up in a deal, and so we're giving it five days, and then we're going to see where that takes us."
Trump would not name who the U.S. is negotiating with from Iran, but said it is not the new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, noting the White House has not heard from him at all.
Even as Trump claims the war may be winding down, the administration last week announced it's sending additional U.S. troops to the region.
Meanwhile, so far, more than 1,500 people have been killed in Iran in the war. Thirteen U.S. military members have been killed as well.
Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
