{"id":106499,"date":"2026-03-26T16:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/trump-says-he-does-not-know-if-us-willing-to-make-deal-with-iran-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:56:09","slug":"trump-says-he-does-not-know-if-us-willing-to-make-deal-with-iran-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/trump-says-he-does-not-know-if-us-willing-to-make-deal-with-iran-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he does not know if US willing to make deal with Iran | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;They&#8217;re great negotiators and are begging for a deal, but I don&#8217;t know if we&#8217;ll do that,&#8217; Trump says<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS   <\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Donald Trump on Thursday signalled uncertainty about whether the United States was willing to strike <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/iran-says-it-is-reviewing-us-ceasefire-plan-no-talks-trump-says-tehran-leaders-2026-03-26\/\">a deal <\/a>with Iran, even as he claimed Tehran was eager to negotiate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re not fools. They&#8217;re very smart, actually, in a certain way. And they&#8217;re great negotiators,&#8221; Trump said at a Cabinet meeting at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Iran is &#8220;begging&#8221; to make a deal, he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2599352\/trump-threatens-to-unleash-hell-if-iran-rejects-latest-us-proposal\">US, Israel &#8216;confirm&#8217; death of Iranian IRGC naval commander<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re great negotiators, and they are begging to work out a deal. I don&#8217;t know if we&#8217;ll be able to do that. I don&#8217;t know if we&#8217;re willing to do that,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sse9HAmQtD0&amp;pp=ygULd2hpdGUgaG91c2U%3D\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"President Trump Participates in a Cabinet Meeting, Mar. 26, 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sse9HAmQtD0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Regional tensions have escalated <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2595024\/israel-launches-preventative-attack-against-iran-defence-minister-says\">since February\u00a028<\/a>, when the US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran that has killed more than 1,340 people so far, including then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel and Gulf countries that are home to US military assets.<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen US service members have been killed and around 290 others have been injured since the operation began.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;They&#8217;re great negotiators and are begging for a deal, but I don&#8217;t know if we&#8217;ll do that,&#8217; Trump says US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026. 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