Donald Trump claims high-stakes US-Iran diplomatic backchannel talks are moving forward rapidly despite temporary regional military glitches.
In a telephone interview with ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl,
Trump described the backchannel negotiations as “looking good,” even as he acknowledged that discussions had hit a temporary snag earlier in the day. “There was a little glitch today, but I turned that one around very quickly,” Trump said. According to the president, diplomatic momentum faltered after Tehran bristled at expanded Israeli military strikes in
Lebanon. Trump claimed he intervened directly with both parties, pressing for an immediate de-escalation to preserve the delicate U. S. -Iranian dialogue. Framing the high-stakes diplomacy as a potential turning point in modern Middle Eastern statecraft, Trump argued that a binding diplomatic accord would yield a more durable outcome than sustained kinetic action. “A peace