President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is in “serious discussions” with what he described as a “new, and more reasonable” leadership in Iran as Washington tries to end its military operations there.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said progress had been made. But he also warned that if a deal is not reached soon, and if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened, the U.S. could strike Iran’s electric generating plants, oil wells and Kharg Island.
Trump said those sites had not been hit so far. He said any such action would be retaliation for Americans killed over what he called the old regime’s 47-year “Reign of Terror.”
A fresh detail later emerged from New York Post reporter Caitlin Doornbos, who said Trump confirmed to her that the United States is negotiating with Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
According to Doornbos, Trump said the U.S. will “find out in about a week” whether Ghalibaf is someone America can truly work with.
Taken together, Trump’s public comments show the White House is putting diplomacy and direct military pressure side by side.
Trump’s threat came after Iranian missiles struck Israel’s major energy site in Haifa on Monday. The area saw flames and heavy smoke rising. Emergency crews responded at the scene, according to reports and video circulated on social media. Israeli authorities did not immediately confirm the full extent of the damage. Some claims about the impact also remained unverified.
The strike was described as the second hit this month on the same refinery and power-related site in Haifa. Earlier, Iran had already targeted the facility on March 19 in response to strikes on its own energy infrastructure.
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