US President Donald Trump denied on Thursday that he was desperate for a deal with Iran, swinging between threats and diplomacy, while presenting a series of “boats of oil” that reportedly made it through the blocked Strait of Hormuz as an Iranian “gift” – a reveal that he teased a day earlier.
This comes as the war he and Israel launched against Iran approaches the one-month mark with little end in sight, driving oil prices up globally and further unsettling the global economy.
“I read a story today that I’m desperate to make a deal,” Trump told reporters during an on-camera Cabinet meeting.
“I’m the opposite of desperate. I don’t care,” he said. Calling the Iranian regime “sick” and “sinister”, the US president added that “they are begging to make a deal, not me”.
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Trump claims Iran’s ‘present’ was to allow 10 oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz
