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Donald Trump: “Iran called to negotiate yesterday.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One, Jan. 11, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 19:10

Do you send somebody willing to Iran to engage diplomatically with you or perhaps negotiate on nuclear program with Iran? Yeah. Do you think they want to engage diplomatically with you? They do. They called. Yesterday. Iran called to negotiate yesterday. Yesterday the leaders of Iran called. They want to negotiate. I think they're tired of being beat up by the United States. Iran wants to negotiate. Yes, we may meet with them. (19:10–19:14)

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Asserts that Iranian leaders called to negotiate with the United States.

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