{"id":5655,"date":"2026-03-25T03:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/trump-keeps-up-claims-of-talks-with-the-right-people-in-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T03:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:35:14","slug":"trump-keeps-up-claims-of-talks-with-the-right-people-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/trump-keeps-up-claims-of-talks-with-the-right-people-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump keeps up claims of talks with \u2018the right people\u2019 in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>US reportedly engaged in backchannel efforts, though Israel is apparently not on the same page, and military buildup continues.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>United States President Donald Trump <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/24\/us-says-theyre-talking-iran-says-theyre-not-whos-telling-the-truth\">has maintained<\/a> that negotiations to end the war on Iran are under way, claiming that Tehran wanted to make a deal \u201cso badly\u201d despite its previous denial that talks were happening.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the White House on Tuesday evening, Trump told reporters that the US, which joined Israel in attacking Iran at the end of last month, was talking to \u201cthe right people\u201d to reach a deal, alluding to a \u201cvery big present\u201d related to \u201coil and gas\u201d having been gifted by Tehran.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/inside-story\/2026\/3\/24\/what-impact-is-the-war-on-iran-having-on-israel\">What impact is the war on Iran having on Israel?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/24\/us-says-theyre-talking-iran-says-theyre-not-whos-telling-the-truth\">US says they\u2019re talking, Iran says they\u2019re not. Who\u2019s telling the truth?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/3\/24\/trump-claims-us-has-achieved-regime-change-received-present-from-iran\">Trump claims US has achieved \u2018regime change\u2019, \u2018received present\u2019 from Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>But, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/24\/us-israel-war-on-iran-whats-happening-on-day-25-of-attacks\">fighting continued<\/a>, including continued Iranian attacks on Israel and a strike near Iran\u2019s Bushehr nuclear plant, uncertainty swirled around Trump\u2019s claims, which had already been dismissed as \u201cfake news\u201d by Iran\u2019s parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s latest claims coincided with media reports that Washington had sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war. Israel\u2019s Channel 12 cited sources saying the plan would include the end of Iran\u2019s nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has throttled throughout the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting from Washington, DC, Al Jazeera\u2019s Teresa Bo said the plan had apparently been handed over to Iran by Pakistan, noting that Trump was \u201cunder pressure\u201d about a costly and unpopular war. A Reuters\/Ipsos poll published on Tuesday found that 61 percent of people in the US disapproved of the attacks on Iran, compared with 59 percent last week. Some 35 percent approved them, down from \u200c37 percent \u200cin a survey conducted last week.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the scenes, Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged that messages had been relayed by \u201cfriendly countries\u201d indicating a \u201cUS request for negotiations\u201d, according to the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"establishing-deterrence-economic-gains\">\u2018Establishing deterrence, economic gains\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Negar Mortazavi, a senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy, told Al Jazeera Iran would want to end the war imposed on it on its \u201cown terms\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne is to establish enough deterrence to make sure that once this war ends, it doesn\u2019t come back like it did last year,\u201d Mortazavi said. \u201cThat they don\u2019t turn into the next Gaza or Lebanon or Syria, or [Benjamin] Netanyahu, potentially with US support, can go in and mow the grass, again and again,\u201d she added, referring to the Israeli prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to establishing deterrence, Mortazavi said Iran would also need \u201csome form of economic gain\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz is now giving them ideas. \u2018Maybe we can charge passage fees like some other places in the world\u2019 \u2013 there are those discussions in Iran\u201d, she said, also citing sanctions relief and reparations to rebuild the country after the heavy damage inflicted by the US and Israeli attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Though Trump may be seeking a diplomatic off-ramp amid soaring energy prices and a teetering global economy, Israeli military spokesman Effie Defrin said his country\u2019s war plan was \u201cunchanged\u201d and that it would continue \u201cto deepen the damage and remove existential threats\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>And in the backdrop, the US itself appeared to be readying itself for more war, with media reports suggesting that it was expected to send thousands of soldiers from the army\u2019s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, adding to the 50,000 US troops already in the region, and fuelling fears of a longer conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In Iran, where Trump\u2019s comments provoked a \u201cstate of confusion and ambiguity\u201d, according to Al Jazeera\u2019s Mohamed Vall, the atomic energy organisation said a strike on Tuesday evening hit inside the compound of its Bushehr nuclear power plant, but caused no damage.<\/p>\n<p>In Israel, Iranian attacks on Tuesday wounded seven people, including an infant. Iran has kept up and indeed increased the pace of its launches, sending millions of Israelis into shelters multiple times a day. Recent failed interceptions have caused deaths and injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US reportedly engaged in backchannel efforts, though Israel is apparently not on the same page, and military buildup continues. 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