Trump says Iran has 'interest in reaching an agreement'
May 17, 2026
Washington [US], May 17: US President Donald Trump has said Iran has "an interest in reaching an agreement" as negotiations over the country's nuclear program and the ongoing conflict continue without resolution.
In a telephone interview with French broadcaster BFMTV on Saturday, Trump said he was uncertain whether a deal would soon be reached.
"I have no idea. If they don't, they're going to have a very bad time. They have an interest in reaching an agreement," the American president told the BFMTV correspondent.
According to several media reports, Trump was expected to decide whether or not to resume strikes against the Iranian regime.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran remains ready to resume direct military conflict with the United States, if negotiations fail to produce acceptable results. Amid a stream of state-orchestrated messaging to both domestic and foreign audiences, Araghchi also warned that despite the damage the US-Israel war on Iran has done to the region, it is also impacting ordinary American households.
Source: Qatar Tribune
