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Trump has been willing to negotiate with the new Iranian leaders

"They want to talk, and I accept it, so I'm going to talk to them," he said in a telephone conversation. However, he did not specify when negotiations would begin. The US president added that some of the leaders who have been negotiating so far have died.

Washington (United States), 30/01/2026.- US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Washington, DC, USA, 30 January 2026. EFE/EPA/FRANCIS CHUNG / POOL
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President of the UnitedStates  Donald Trump has stated that he is ready to negotiate with the new Iranian leadership following the death of the Islamic Republic's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

"They want to talk, and I've accepted, so I'm going to talk to them, "he said in a telephone interview with theAmerican magazine The Atlantic .

Trump announced on Saturday the launch of a new offensive following the failure of the nuclear negotiations with Tehran. In connection with this, he said in today's interview that Iran is late, that it has waited too long to reach an agreement: "They should have done it earlier, because it was very easy. They have waited too long," he said.



The US president has not specified when new talkswill begin. He has also stressed that some of the Iranian leaders involved in the negotiations so far have died.

On the other hand, in another interview with the American channel CBC, he stressed that the operation against Iran is going faster than expected.

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