Would not unfreeze Iran's assets ahead before deal is done, Trump says
U.S. President âDonald Trump said in a recent âinterview with â NBC Newsâ âMeet the Pressâ that he would not unfreeze Iranian assets or lift any
U.S. President âDonald Trump said in a recent âinterview with â NBC Newsâ âMeet the Pressâ that he would not unfreeze Iranian assets or lift any â sanctions before a â peace deal is reached. West Asia war LIVE updates - June 7, 2026 Trump said he âwould consider those steps after an agreement is done.
âComes after,â he said. âYeah. âIf they behave, if they do â a good job, we start talking. Yeah.â He also said that he was not demanding that Lebanon be a part âof a short-term deal with â Tehran The Trump administration has been trying âto negotiate a potential peace deal for weeks. âWeâre very close to a deal, â or Iâm going to blow the hell out of them,â Trump told NBC News.
The president also said he would be willing to speak with Iranâs supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since being wounded in U.S. strikes at the beginning of the conflict. âI donât want to say whether or not I
know where he âis, but thereâs a good probability that I do.â Top Trump administration â officials such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio insist â a temporary ceasefire agreement has been holding up despite recent U.S. strikes on Iran, telling lawmakers last week those are defensive actions.
