“I would say within two weeks, maybe two, or maybe three.
We’ll go away, because we have no reason to do it,” he said while speaking to
reporters in the Oval Office at the White House.
Trump said Iran could still reach a deal with the United
States during that period, but a deal with Tehran is not necessary.
The U.S. president also claimed that the current regime in
Iran is better than the one that was in power before the war.
“We’ve now had regime change. Regime change was not one of
my goals. I had one goal: They will not have a nuclear weapon, and that goal
has been achieved. They will not have a nuclear weapon,” he added.
White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly
announced that Trump would address the nation on the evening of April 1 to
“provide important information regarding Iran.” She gave no further details.
On March 24, Israeli outlet Ynet reported that Iran’s new
supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, had agreed to talks with the United States.
Before that, Tehran had rejected claims of any direct negotiations with
Washington. Iran’s Foreign Ministry, in particular, called statements about a “productive
dialogue” false.
On March 25, NYT, citing diplomatic sources, reported that
the United States had sent Iran a 15-point plan through Pakistan aimed at
ending the war in the Middle East. The sources said the broad provisions of the
U.S. plan also addressed Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs.
The Iranian regime put forward its own ceasefire proposal,
demanding war reparations while retaining sovereignty over the Strait of
Hormuz.
On March 26, Trump said he had postponed strikes on Iran’s
energy sector for 10 days at Tehran’s request — until 8 p.m. Eastern on April
6, 2026.
On March 31, he said he would not yet withdraw U.S. troops
from the Middle East, where they are deployed as part of efforts to force Iran
to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.