Trump says he is 'not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table'
Trump says he is 'not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table' US president Donald Trump has denied reports alleging that he is trying to bring Iran back into peace discussions. "I’m not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table, as ABC Fake News reported. I couldn’t care less if they sign a worthless, to them, agreement," he said in a post on his platform Truth Social. "I like our position now much better, with almost total control of the Hormuz Strait, and their economy totally collapsing," Trump added. The US president said that Tehran was "just playing out the inevitable," questioning when the " Iranian people going to rise up and fight?" US President Donald Trump denies reports alleging that he is trying to bring Iran back into peace discussions, says he "couldn't care less", in a post on his platform Truth Social on 2 September, 2026 (Screenshot/Truth Social)