US President Trump predicts a historic Iran ceasefire and maritime agreement within a week despite regional tensions.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled that the United States and Iran could finalize an agreement within the next week to extend an interim ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, projecting confidence about the diplomatic track despite fresh regional friction and conflicting signals from Tehran.
Trump described the backchannel negotiations as “looking good,” even as he acknowledged that discussions had hit a temporary snag earlier in the day. “There was a little glitch today, but I turned that one around very quickly,” Trump said. According to the president, diplomatic momentum faltered after Tehran bristled at expanded Israeli military strikes in Lebanon. Trump claimed he intervened directly with both parties, pressing for an immediate de-escalation to preserve the delicate U. S. -Iranian dialogue. Framing the high-stakes diplomacy as a potential turning point in modern Middle Eastern statecraft, Trump argued that a binding diplomatic accord would yield a more durable outcome than sustained kinetic action. “A peace agreement with Iran could be even better than a military victory,” he said.