Trump on Iran: “They want to make a deal”

President Trump said Wednesday that Iran wants to make a deal, a day after he suspended "Project Freedom," a U.S. military operation aimed at freeing up commercial ships stuck in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

"We're doing really well in Iran. It's going very smoothly and we'll see what happens," he said at a White House event honoring military mothers. "They want to make a deal, they want to negotiate."

Iranian officials said they are reviewing a new U.S. proposal that reportedly would end the war in the Gulf while leaving more difficult issues like the country's nuclear program for later talks.

"We're not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon," President Trump said. "We're dealing with people that want to make a deal very much. We'll see whether or not they can make a deal that's satisfactory to us. We have it very much under control."

"Project Freedom" went into effect on Monday, leading to the U.S. and Iran exchanging fire for the first time since the ceasefire was reached in early April. But the president reversed course Tuesday night, citing "Great Progress" in negotiations while threatening renewed hostilities if no deal is reached.

"Assuming 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," he wrote on social media. "If they don't agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before."

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