President Donald Trump said Monday he will be “indirectly” involved in Tuesday’s high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva, expressing confidence Tehran wants “to make a deal” while warning that he does not believe the regime wants “the consequences of not making a deal” as U.S. military forces continue building pressure across the Middle East. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned to the White House, Trump framed the talks as pivotal — a renewed diplomatic push unfolding alongside visible American force posture and contingency planning should negotiations fail.
“I’ll be involved in those talks, indirectly. And they’ll be very important,” Trump said. “We’ll see what can happen.” Calling Iran “a very tough negotiator,” Trump argued the regime miscalculated in prior rounds.
