US attained practically all its goals during negotiations with Iran — Trump

Trump: Iran Agreeing to All US Demands; Conflict Enters Negotiation Phase

US President Donald Trump said Iran is agreeing to all of Washington's demands, expressing confidence in the ongoing negotiations and crediting the military campaign for bringing Tehran to the table.

"Iran is being very nice. They're agreeing to everything that I want, and they have to, otherwise we just go back and do what we have to do," Trump told reporters at the US Capitol, according to TASS. He made similar remarks in a CNBC interview, saying, "I think they will agree to just anything we need."

The president visited Capitol Hill for a meeting with Republican Senate leaders, focused primarily on preparations for the upcoming midterm elections in November.

Trump also noted that oil prices had crossed the $70-per-barrel mark during the conflict. "I see that oil just broke the $70 [a barrel] number. Who would have thought that was going to happen? And that's during a war," he said.

Military Campaign and Negotiations

According to TASS, the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28. Major Iranian cities, including Tehran, came under attack. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale retaliatory operation, launching attacks against Israel, and US military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia were also targeted.

Trump said he was not going to wage a war against Iran for years, contrasting the current conflict with past US engagements. "We were in Vietnam for 19 years. We were in Afghanistan for like ten years. We were in the Korean war forever. I do not even want to mention World War One and World War Two. <…> But we were many, many years in every war. I've been there [in Iran] for four months," he said. "What have I done? I've defeated them militarily."

In mid-June, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding providing for an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon. On June 21-22, US-Iran talks on implementing the memorandum took place at the Swiss resort of Burgenstock, with mediation from Doha and Islamabad.

According to a joint statement issued by Pakistan and Qatar after the first round of negotiations, the meeting between Iranian and US representatives took place in a positive and constructive atmosphere. The parties made encouraging progress, including laying the groundwork for further technical consultations.