In a press exchange, President Trump said Iran has "taken hits like very few people could withstand" and therefore wants a deal more than he does, according to a report circulated by Israeli media. The remarks come amid the ongoing US air campaign as the administration continues to signal openness to a diplomatic off-ramp.
President Donald Trump struck a confident note about a potential deal with Iran in an exchange with a reporter on Tuesday evening, as relayed by a channel tracking Israeli sources citing the White House press session. While declining to commit to a timeline — the reporter noted that a deal was not yet achieved despite past optimism — Trump said Iran has been hit "like very few people could withstand" and therefore its desire to reach an agreement now exceeds his own. The remark marks a shift in emphasis from earlier statements this week: on June 10, Trump told Fox News "we haven't hit Iran hard enough yet," and later told Focus News that Iran had a "chance to sign a deal and survive." The back-and-forth between military pressure and diplomatic messaging has characterized the administration's posture over the past 48 hours, according to US officials cited by The Zioneer on June 9–10. The Pakistani source cited by Al-Hadath assessed Tuesday evening that the two sides remain far from a signed agreement, tempering the president's optimism. What remains unconfirmed: the exact venue and full transcript of the exchange, and whether any new negotiating terms were conveyed through intermediaries.
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