Trump on Iran: We seized their money and controlled their strait, and we don’t need an agreement with them.
Trump on Iran: We seized their money and controlled their strait, and we don’t need an agreement with them.
2026-11-12
Shafaq News – Washington
US President Donald Trump asserted on Thursday that he does not need to reach an agreement with Iran, at a time when the Qatari government is working to mediate between the two sides.
Trump explained in a press statement: “We have taken hundreds of billions of dollars from Iran and we control the Strait of Hormuz and we do not need to make a deal with them.”
Earlier on Thursday, the Iranian news agency Fars reported that a Qatar Airways plane was heading to the capital, Tehran, according to flight radar data.
Two days ago, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, confirmed that what Washington announced regarding the continuation of negotiations with Tehran and the holding of a meeting in Qatar was “pure lies,” denying the existence of current negotiations between the two sides.
Despite Rezaei’s denial, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in an interview with Al Jazeera that Qatar and Pakistan are the official mediators between Iran and the United States, indicating the continuation of mediation channels and the existence of direct negotiations or anticipated meetings.
Doha continues its diplomatic efforts to bring Washington and Tehran closer together, as the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed last Tuesday the continuation of mediation efforts and the exchange of proposals between the two sides, noting that there is progress in efforts to bring the positions closer together.
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