President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Iran requested a meeting and that the U.S. is now engaged in talks, expressing optimism that 'something positive' could emerge. He warned that if no deal is reached, the U.S. will return to the strategy employed 'two days ago,' and said the U.S. is not currently involved against the Houthis but may intervene if needed, according to a report by Abu Ali Express.
President Donald Trump made a fresh round of public remarks on the Iran situation Monday evening, offering a more optimistic tone than his earlier threat of military action. According to a report by Abu Ali Express, Trump stated that Iran had requested a meeting—both through intermediaries and directly—and that the U.S. is now meeting with them. He said there is 'a good chance something positive will happen,' noting that oil prices dropped sharply on Monday. Trump also cautioned that if diplomacy fails, 'we will go back to doing what we did two days ago,' a seeming reference to the heightened U.S. military pressure campaign. On the Houthi front, Trump said the U.S. is not currently involved but acknowledged that 'if they become a problem, we may need to intervene.' The remarks follow a pattern of Trump's mixed messaging on Iran, alternating between diplomatic overtures and threats of force. Earlier Monday, Trump had described the talks as 'good' and warned that military action remains possible if progress stalls, as The Zioneer reported at 19:32 Jerusalem.
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