Trump says Iran wants a deal as talks continue and Washington weighs renewed strikes on Pickaxe Mountain
Summary
US President Donald Trump said Iran wants to 'make a deal' and that negotiations are 'going fine', but questioned Tehran's reliability and said Iran had repeatedly backed out of agreements. Speaking to reporters at a Halloween party in Florida, he said Washington would 'see if they make a deal'. Asked about a timeframe for the Qatari-mediated talks, Trump said the US was 'not in that much of a hurry' and again claimed Iran's navy, air force and manufacturing capabilities had been destroyed. He renewed his threat to strike Pickaxe Mountain, which Washington says hosts a nuclear site, saying the US could 'do that all very quickly'. Separately, Trump said the US needs to take care of 'one or two sites' in Iran while talks continue, according to a reported call with Netanyahu amid preparations to renew strikes, and an Iranian security chief said Tehran is mulling lifting its ban on nuclear weapons.
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Middle East Eye
Source ↗Middle East Eye reports that Trump said Iran wants to 'make a deal' and that negotiations are 'going fine', questioned Tehran's reliability, and renewed his threat to strike Pickaxe Mountain.
The Times of Israel
Source ↗The Times of Israel reports a Trump call with Netanyahu amid preparations to renew strikes on Iran, with Trump saying the US needs to take care of 'one or two sites' while talks are ongoing, and an Iranian security chief saying Tehran is mulling lifting its ban on nuclear weapons.
RTÉ
Source ↗RTÉ reports Trump saying the US has knocked out much of Iran's military but still has to 'take care of' one or two targets, including a suspected nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain.
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