Iran agrees to new talks, Trump claims after day of strikes
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"They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them," Trump told the Atlantic on March 1. He did not say when the talks would take place, noting that some of the previous negotiation officials had been killed in the recent US-Israel strikes.
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War Iran agrees to new talks, Trump claims after day of strikes March 1, 2026 7:00 pm • 2 min read by Abbey Fenbert Editor's Note: This is a developing story. Iran's current leadership wants to hold new negotiations with U.S. following a day of U.S.-Israel attacks and ensuing retaliatory strikes, President Trump told the Atlantic on March 1. "They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them," Trump said . "They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long." Become a member – go ad‑free Trump's comments come a day after the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran, killing the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini , and a number of other top officials. Tehran has retaliated with attacks on Israel and U.S. military bases in the region. Trump did not tell the Atlantic when the talks would take place, and noted that some of the people involved in Iran's previous negotiations with the U.S. had been killed in the strikes. The attacks on Iran followed a series of unsuccessful negotiations between Washington and Tehran on Iran's nuclear program. Shortly before the bombs fell, U.S. officials made unverified claims that Iran was developing a missile capable of reaching U.S. territory and possessed enough material to build a nuclear weapon within days. Throughout the negotiations, Trump warned that the U.S. was prepared to attack Iran if a satisfactory deal was not reached. Become a member – go ad‑free Iran's new invitation to talks comes after the U.S. has faced its first official casualties in the conflict, with three U.S. troops reported killed. Iran also claimed to have struck an American aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, with a ballistic missile — a claim the U.S. military has denied . Trump told the Atlantic he was pleased to see Iranians celebrating Khameini's death both in Iran and in U.S. cities, though he made no mention of the anti...
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