Speaking in a phone interview with ABC News, Trump said negotiations with Tehran were “looking good” after what he described as a brief “glitch” stemming from Iranian anger over Israel’s escalating military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, including threats by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike the terror group’s stronghold in Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh district following intensified rocket and drone attacks deeper into northern Israel.
“Looking good, looking good,” Trump told ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl, adding, “There was a little glitch today, but I turned that one around very quickly, as you probably noticed earlier.”
U.S. President Donald J. Trump told ABC News on Monday he thinks he will have an agreement with Iran to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz “over the next week.” Adding that a deal is, “Looking good, looking good,” while referencing today’s spat between Israel and Iran over Israel’s continued military operations in Lebanon, calling it a “little glitch,” and stating, “So, I spoke with Hezbollah, and I said no shooting, and I talked to Bibi [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu], and said, no shooting, and they both stopped shooting each other.”
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