On the one hand, he has repeatedly said that talks with Iran are going well — though Tehran denies negotiating directly. Iran’s attacks on its Gulf neighbors could add another element of uncertainty to any talks. Trump says diplomacy is going well but suggests military expansion is possibleIn a social media post, Trump said “great progress is being made” in talks with Iran to end military operations. In the interview with the FT, Trump said his preference would be to “take the oil in Iran” — a move that would require seizing Kharg Island — the terminal through which nearly all of Iran’s oil exports pass. Iran has threatened to launch its own ground invasion of Gulf Arab countries and mine the Persian Gulf if U.S. troops land on its territory.

Source: Huffington Post March 30, 2026 14:31 UTC