Trump on Iran:

We want the nuclear dust. We’re going to want that, and I think we’re going to get that.

We’ve agreed to that—yeah, we’re going to; we’ve agreed to that.

Trump on Iran:

We want no enrichment, and we also want the enriched uranium.

If this happens, it is a great start for Iran to build itself back.

Reporter: If the war is ending, do you still need $200 billion?

Trump: It’s always nice to have. It’s a very inflamed world, and the Democrats inflame it...

Reporter: If these talks go well and you reach a ceasefire agreement with Iran, do you believe Israel would abide by that agreement?

Trump: I think Israel will be very happy with what we have. I think they will be very happy.

Trump on Iran:

We were expected to blow up their largest electric generating plants that cost over $10 billion to build.

One shot—it’s gone. It collapses. Why would they want that?

So they called. I didn’t call—they called. They want to make a deal.

Reporter: How are you going to get the enriched uranium?

Trump: It’s very easy—if we have a deal, we will go and take it ourselves.

Trump on Iranian oil:

I just want to have as much oil in the system as possible. We don’t even know if Iran gets that money.

Any small amount of money Iran gets is not going to make a difference in this war.

Reporter: If you end up hitting Iranian power plants, how is that different from what Russia is doing in Ukraine?

Trump: I think it’s a lot different... I’m not a fan of what Russia is doing either, just so you understand, but it’s a lot different.

An Israeli official says the senior Iranian figure the U.S. is in contact with is Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

Source: Amit Segal

Trump on Joe Kent:

I am not a fan of the guy. If you look at his Truths, he was all for everything, and then he wasn’t.

His wife was killed; he remarried fairly quickly.

We gave him a job at the White House, and this is what he does to me.

Reporter: If you obliterated their nuclear sites last summer, then how can you argue it was an imminent threat now?

Trump: We obliterated them. But that doesn’t mean with the right equipment you can’t dig down and go get it. We don’t want that.

Trump on Mojtaba Khamenei:

He is unavailable; nobody knows what happened to him.

They haven’t seen him there either—something is going on with him.

I don’t consider him the leader.

Trump on a possible deal with Iran:

There are many points of agreement with Iran right now like 15 points.

They’re not going to have a nuclear weapon—that’s number one. That’s number one, two, and three.

They will never have a nuclear weapon—they’ve agreed to that.

There are indications, based on plane spotters, that elements of the 82nd Airborne Division—likely the alert brigade—have arrived in the Middle East via cargo flights from Fort Bragg and likely Fort Campbell.

USS Gerald R. Ford will be replaced by the USS George H.W. Bush, preparing to set sail from Norfolk.

The USS Tripoli amphibious ready group should arrive in the Middle East in the coming days with over 2,000 Marines, and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Boxer should arrive in about a month after leaving San Diego.

Source: LucasFoxNews

Trump on The Strait of Hormuz:

It will be jointly controlled, and maybe controlled by me and the Ayatollah.

Israeli official says it is too early to know if Donald Trump will end the war, "his statements were surprising."

Trump on Iran:

Everybody’s been killed from the regime. They’re really starting off. There’s automatically a regime change, but we’re dealing with some people that I find to be very reasonable, very solid.

The people within know who they are. They’re very respected, and maybe one of them will be exactly what we’re looking for.

Look at Venezuela—how well that’s working out. We are doing so well in Venezuela with oil and with the relationship between the president-elect and us.

Maybe we find somebody like that in Iran.

Trump on oil:

The price of oil will drop like a rock as soon as a deal is done. I guess it already is today.

Now, we have a very serious chance of making a deal that doesn’t guarantee anything. I’m not guaranteeing anything. I’m not going to come out here in a week or two weeks and have you all say, “Oh, you said…”

I didn’t say anything. All I’m saying is we are in the throes of a real possibility of making a deal—and I think…

Uh, if I were a betting man, I’d bet for it. But again, I’m not guaranteeing anything.

The USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in Crete, Greece for repairs after a major fire on March 12 damaged living spaces and ventilation.

The ship needs at least a week of repairs.

She'll be replaced by the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier.

Trump is considering inviting Alexander Lukashenko to meet in the U.S. (White House or Mar-a-Lago) as part of a broader effort to normalize relations with Belarus.

The potential deal includes easing sanctions in exchange for steps like releasing political prisoners, with talks reportedly handled by envoy John Coale.

Lukashenko has also referenced a “big deal” and was invited to Trump’s “Board of Peace” initiative earlier in 2026.

Source: FT