Donald Trump said Saturday the United States is holding “very good conversations” with Iran, even as tensions remain high following months of conflict and mixed signals over negotiations.
“We have very good conversations going on. It’s working out very well,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, while also taking a combative tone toward Tehran.
“They have no navy, they have no air force, they have no leaders. They have no nothing,” he said, before adding: “Actually … it is regime change. You call that enforced regime change, but we’re talking to them.”
Trump insisted Washington was maintaining a hardline approach, saying: “We’re talking to them … we’re taking a tough stand,” and promising updates “by the end of the day.”
He did not take questions on the talks, the ongoing crisis, or tensions around the Strait of Hormuz — a key global energy chokepoint where maritime security concerns have persisted.
Hostilities escalated after US and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Feb. 28, prompting retaliatory drone and missile attacks by Tehran targeting Israel and Gulf states hosting US forces.
Fighting has been paused since April 8 under a two-week ceasefire mediated by Pakistan, though uncertainty remains over whether the truce will hold.
US and Iranian officials held talks in Pakistan last weekend, with efforts underway to organize another round in Islamabad, according to officials familiar with the process.
Separately, Trump signed an executive order directing the US Food and Drug Administration to accelerate the review of certain psychedelic drugs designated as breakthrough therapies.
The order aims to remove regulatory hurdles, improve data sharing with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and fast-track the rescheduling of approved treatments, he said.
