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Trump says Iran has agreed to 'just about everything' US sought in talks

His remarks came a day after US and Iranian officials held indirect talks in Doha aimed at advancing a temporary agreement, though no major breakthrough was announced.

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FP News Desk|Jul 03, 2026, 08:31:38 IST

US President Donald Trump said he believes Iran has "agreed to just about everything" his administration has sought, while acknowledging that negotiations remain ongoing.

Speaking in an interview with CNBC's Business Day, Trump said, "We're negotiating, and we'll see whether or not. I think they've agreed to just about everything we need."

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Trump claims Iran was 'totally defeated militarily'

Trump also claimed Iran had been "totally defeated militarily" following recent hostilities.

"They have some missiles left, we could wipe them out too," he said.

The US president further claimed that American forces had carried out multiple strikes against Iran in recent weeks.

"I hit them three times last week very hard, because they sent a drone into a ship, I hit them. Then they did something else, and I hit them. I hit them three nights in a row, the week before I hit them two nights in a row, very hard," Trump said.

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Doha talks focus on interim agreement

Trump's remarks came a day after the US and Iran concluded another round of indirect talks in Doha, Qatar, with no major breakthrough towards a permanent peace agreement.

According to Reuters, negotiators from both sides spent two days discussing maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the unfreezing of Iranian funds, two issues covered under the interim agreement announced two weeks ago.

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Qatar's Foreign Ministry said the next round of talks would take place after the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is due to be buried on July 9.

The ministry said the Doha discussions made "positive progress" on issues related to the memorandum that ended the war in June and were "building on the outcomes" of an earlier summit held in Switzerland.

Trump says nuclear issue progressing

Speaking in Washington, Trump said the two sides were also making progress on possible restrictions on Iran's nuclear programme, which he has described as the primary reason for launching the war alongside Israel in February.

"The denuclearisation of Iran is moving along well," Trump told reporters.

"They've had very good meetings, we'll see."

However, Reuters, citing sources familiar with the talks, reported that Iran's nuclear programme was not discussed during the Doha meetings, which were technical in nature.

US Vice President JD Vance said the nuclear issue would be taken up in a later round of negotiations.

"Obviously, we're worried about the nuclear issue, we're going to start talking about that," Vance told reporters.

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According to Qatari officials, American and Iranian negotiators held separate meetings with Qatari and Pakistani mediators.

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