Trump Throws Pete Hegseth Under the Bus as Iran War Spirals

But the Iranian Foreign Ministry quickly denied this information and asserted that there had been “no dialogue” between the two countries, according to a senior official. addition that Trump “withdrew after learning our targets would be all power plants in West Asia.” Asked about Iran’s response later Monday morning, Trump stuck to his story.

“Mr. President, the Iranian Foreign Ministry says you are not telling the truth when it comes to productive conversations to end the war,” a reporter asked Trump on the tarmac.

“Well, they’re going to have to get better public relations people. We’ve had some very, very intense discussions. We’ll see where they go. We have major points of agreement, I would say almost all points of agreement. Maybe it hasn’t been conveyed, their communication, as you know, has been broken down. They’re unable to talk to each other,” Trump said. replied. “But we had very intense discussions. Mr. Witkoff and Mr. Kushner had them. They went…perfectly. I would say if they follow through, that will end this problem, this conflict.”