Trump says US will win war with Iran as talks remain in doubt
Donald Trump said the US would win its war with Iran “one way or another.” He confirmed that American negotiators spoke with Iranian officials through mediators, while Tehran said it had no plans to negotiate with Washington.
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Donald Trump said the US would win its war with Iran “one way or another”, despite uncertainty over further talks between the two countries.
Trump confirmed that the US negotiating team spoke with Iranian officials through mediators that day. He said events could move quickly.
The statement followed Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s latest ceasefire proposal. Iran responded by saying it had no plans to negotiate with the US.
Talks conducted through mediators
Trump did not provide details about the contact between the two sides. His confirmation came at the White House after he rejected Tehran’s proposal.
The president also said the United States would win and repeated that the outcome would come “one way or the other”. The source does not give an Iranian response to the reported mediated contact.
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What we know
- Trump said the US would win the war with Iran “one way or another”.
- US representatives spoke with Iran through mediators.
- Tehran said it had no plans to negotiate with Washington.
- Trump is scheduled to hold rallies in Oklahoma, Alabama and Ohio this week.
Trust: Single source
- The story relies on one publisher. A second independent confirmation has not been established from the cited sources.
- Sources: The Guardian World.
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