WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post Wednesday morning it is “too soon” to start thinking about face-to-face peace talks between the US and Iran, despite optimistic reports the two nations were closing in on a potential framework to end their 67-day war.
Asked whether The Post should prepare to send a reporter back to Pakistan for a new round of negotiations after Islamabad sources revealed a tentative peace deal was close, the president responded: “I don’t think so.”
“I think we’ll do it— it’s too far,” he added. “No, it’s too much.”
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Moments earlier, Trump had posted on Truth Social that “[a]ssuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran. If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.”
Trump has previously said he would be open to travel to Pakistan to sign a formal agreement out of respect for the efforts of Pakistan defense chief Asim Munir to bring Washington and Tehran together.
The president abruptly ended his call with The Post Wednesday morning, saying he had an appointment with “the generals.”
