President Trump said it was a “solid 50/50” Saturday whether he could forge a peace agreement with Iran and would likely decide by May 24 whether to resume the war and “blow them to kingdom come.”
Trump made the comments as he prepared to meet negotiators Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to talk over Iran’s latest response to the US peace proposal, Axios reported.
Negotiators from Pakistan and Qatar visited Tehran on Friday in hopes of reaching an agreement.
The president said there was a “draft” of an agreement that he had reviewed, but wouldn’t reveal whether he had approved it, he told CBS News.
“They’re getting a lot closer,” he said.
That was consistent with the latest word from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting Iran even as preparations for a potential resumed military attack on Iran begin.
“There may be news later today. I don’t have news at this very moment, but there might be some news a little later today,” Rubio told reporters. “There may not be. I hope there will be, but I’m not sure yet.”