Trunp: "We are very intent on making a deal with Iran" [View all]

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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/trump-iran-war-power-plants-energy-infrastructure-middle-east.html

Trump tells CNBC ‘we are very intent on making a deal’ with Iran
Published Mon, Mar 23 20267:32 AM EDT
Sam Meredith

President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday that, following talks with Iranian authorities, he ordered the U.S. military to postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.

He told CNBC’s Joe Kernen in a phone call shortly after the post that “we are very intent on making a deal with Iran.”

However, Iranian state media, citing an unnamed “senior security official” in a post on Telegram disputed Trump’s description of conversations, saying direct or indirect talks have not taken place between Washington and Tehran.

“There is been no negotiation and there is no negotiation, and with this kind of psychological warfare, neither the Strait of Hormuz will return to its pre-war conditions nor will there be peace in the energy markets,” state media reported the official as saying.

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In other words, "Please don't destroy the desalination plants."

(If Trump turns off the power in Iran, Iran will turn off the water in Arab countries)