Trump expects U.S. to make 'great deal' with Iran

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Published Tue, Apr 21 20268:40 AM EDTUpdated Moments Ago

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President Donald Trump said he thinks that the United States is "going to end up with a great deal" with Iran to end the war.
"We've taken out their Navy, we've taken out their Air Force, we've taken out their leaders," Trump said during an interview with CNBC's "Squawk Box."

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believes the United States is "going to end up with a great deal" with Iran to end the weeks-long war.

"I think they have no choice," Trump said during an interview with CNBC's "Squawk Box," when asked what he expected to come out of a second round of peace negotiations with Iran.

"We've taken out their Navy, we've taken out their Air Force, we've taken out their leaders," the president said.

"We've taken out their leaders, frankly, which does complicate things in one way, but these leaders are much more rational," Trump said. "It is regime change, no matter what you want to call it, which is not something I said I was going to do, but I've done it indirectly."