US President Donald Trump said that Iran is negotiating “seriously” with the US government
The president’s comments came at a time when he is said to be considering options regarding A Possible military strike against Iran Amid widespread protests and a violent crackdown in the country.
When a reporter aboard Air Force One asked him if he had decided to launch a strike against Iran, Trump replied: “I certainly can’t tell you that.”
“But we have Very large and powerful ships He added: “We are moving in this direction. I hope they will negotiate something acceptable.”
A senior diplomat warns that Iran will respond “with everything we have” if the US launches attacks
President Donald Trump walks to Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The president then sidestepped a question about whether Tehran would be emboldened if the United States chose not to launch strikes on Iran, saying: “Some people think so, some people don’t.”
“You can create Negotiated deal “It would be satisfactory without nuclear weapons,” Trump said. “They should do it, but I don’t know that they will.” But they talk to us. He talks to us seriously.”
Trump said the United States would do so Not sharing military plans With its Gulf allies while negotiating with Iran, even as US naval forces increase in the region.
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One as he travels from Washington, D.C., to West Palm Beach, Florida, on January 31, 2026. (Sol Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Speaking with Jackie Heinrich, chief White House correspondent on Fox News, on Saturday, Trump said: “We can’t tell them the plan. If you tell them the plan, it’s as bad as telling you the plan — it might be worse, in fact.”
Trump continued: “But, look, the plan is that (Iran) talks to us, and we will see if we can do something.” “Otherwise, we will see what happens… We have a large fleet heading there, larger than we had – and still have – in Venezuela.”
The Iranian Parliament Speaker said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic now considers all European Union armies to be terrorist groups after the bloc announced the formation of paramilitary forces in the country. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps A terrorist group due to its crackdown on protests across the country.
Iran again invoked a 2019 law to declare other countries’ militaries terrorist groups following the events. US appointment of the Guard As a terrorist organization that year.
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President Donald Trump leaves after a signing ceremony for his Peace Council Initiative at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, January 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Marcus Schreiber)
The announcement by Mohammad Baqir Qalibaf, the former commander of the Revolutionary Guards, comes as the Islamic Republic also plans to conduct live-fire military exercises on Sunday and Monday in the strategic region. Strait of HormuzIt is the narrow mouth of the Arabian Gulf through which nearly a fifth of global oil trade passes.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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