Donald Trump says US close to ‘very good deal’ with Iran

A person wearing a mask in the likeness of US President Donald Trump walks through Rep Jim Clyburn’s annual ‘World Famous Fish Fry’ at Edventure Children’s Museum in Columbia, South Carolina. PIC/AFP

Donald Trump has said the US and Iran are close to a "very good deal," but if Washington does not get what it wants, then it will "end it in a different way". Trump's remarks came during an interview to his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, which was telecast on Fox News on Saturday night.

"We're close to a very good deal. If you're going to be in a hurry, you're not going to make a good deal, and slowly but surely, we're getting what we want - and if we don't get what we want, we're going to end it a different way," Trump said. Trump said the Iranians are "good negotiators," but argued that the US now holds "all the cards" because Iran has been "militarily defeated".

The American leader insisted that the US has "significant leverage" over Iran, as their navy and air force were "completely destroyed". However, he said, the US has not fully dismantled Iran's military "because some of the leadership was more moderate".

Meanwhile, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf accused the US of attempting to divide the Islamic Republic and create discord in the country through economic pressure and media manipulation.

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