Trump: U.S. negotiating with Iran 'right now'

Trump: U.S. negotiating with Iran 'right now'
U.S. President Donald Trump sits behind a bill he signed to end the partial government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2026
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday (February 3) said the U.S. is negotiating with Iran "right now," after Tehran demanded that planned talks be held in Oman not Türkiye, and that the scope be narrowed.

'They are negotiating,' president says, without providing further details.

His remarks came after a U.S. fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.

"They had a chance to do something a while ago, and it didn't work out, and we did (Operation) Midnight Hammer. I don't think they want that happening again, but they would like to negotiate.

"We are negotiating with them right now," he said.

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