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US President Donald Trump said that while the Iranians are “very good” negotiators, their decimated military gives Washington leverage to secure their preferred conditions.“They’re crafty, but in the end, we have all the cards because we’ve defeated them militarily,” he said on ‘My View with Lara Trump’ in an interview that airs on Fox News on Saturday.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“They have no Navy. Every ship - they have 159 ships, every one of them are at the bottom of the sea - every single one. We take pictures of them. We have people going down taking pictures of hundreds of ships. Their Navy is totally gone, 100 percent. Their Air Force is totally gone, 100 percent.”
He also warned that a deal that isn’t going to be good for the US is a line that Tehran must not cross as it could trigger the US to restart its offensive military campaign.“Well, a deal that wasn't going to be good for us is the line, ultimately,” Trump said.“I'm playing it out, and we’re going to see.”
The US and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sources told Reuters, though US President Donald Trump has yet to approve it and Iranian state media said it had not been finalized.According to four sources familiar with the matter, the agreement would extend the truce for another 60 days and allow traffic to flow through the strategic waterway while negotiators tackle difficult issues such as Iran’s nuclear program.If approved by leadership in Washington and Tehran, it would amount to the biggest step toward peace since the conflict began on February 28. News of the possible agreement came after a round of tit-for-tat attacks between the two countries, the latest such incident since the ceasefire took effect in early April.
