Trump claims Iran seeks deal, praises economic surge
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Washington: President Donald Trump stated that Iran appears eager for a deal, highlighting advances in negotiations with Iran, Russia, and Ukraine while celebrating robust economic performance and declining prices.
Trump noted productive discussions on Russia and Ukraine. “We had very, very good talks today, having to do with Russia, Ukraine. Something could be happening,” he said. He added that Iran talks were progressing well: “Iran looks like it wants to make a deal very badly.”
Any potential agreement, he emphasized, would break from prior frameworks. “We have to see what that deal is. It’ll be different than last time,” Trump remarked. He also announced bolstering U.S. military assets nearby: “We have a big Armada. We have a big fleet heading in that direction.”
Shifting to the economy, Trump touted unprecedented stock market records. “The stock market, as you know, broke the number that they thought was going to be impossible to break. We broke 50,000 of the Dow,” he said. “We did it in the first year, so we’re about three years ahead of schedule.”
He pointed to sharp price drops across sectors. “Prices are way down. Energy is down. Groceries are down,” Trump said. During a recent Iowa visit, he observed gasoline at $1.85 to $1.99 per gallon across stations. He accused Democrats of sparking prior inflation woes: “They cause the affordability problem very badly. We’ve broken the Biden disaster, the mess that I inherited.”
On security, Trump claimed peak border control. “The border, is extremely secure, more so than it’s ever been. We’ve got nine months with zero people coming in illegally,” he asserted. Crime, he added, hit 125-year lows: “Lowest has been since 1900.”
Addressing a deleted social media post on voter fraud, which he said he only skimmed, Trump refused to apologize: “No, I didn’t make a mistake.”
Talks with Iran will resume next week, he confirmed. “They want to make a deal, Iran, as they should want to make a deal. They know the consequences if they don’t,” Trump said, without detailing repercussions.
The U.S. continues diplomatic and sanction efforts to limit Iran’s nuclear program alongside a strong Middle East military footprint. Trump often ties such foreign policy to domestic metrics like markets and prices, contrasting sharply with his predecessor’s tenure.
(Inputs from IANS)