In a wide-ranging phone dialog with ABC Information, President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed “we’ve got full regime change now” in Iran and stated his administration is finishing up negotiations now with Iranian leaders who’re “extra reasonable” and “far more affordable.”
Whereas the administration has been comparatively silent on the individuals concerned on the Iranian facet of the negotiations, Trump stated his administration is chatting with the nation’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
Ghalibaf has been taunting the president on social media, however Trump stated the brand new management is best than what Iran had earlier than.
President Donald Trump talks to members of the media aboard Air Drive One en path to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 29, 2026.
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“Now we’ve got a special group of individuals, and they’re in management, however they are much extra reasonable and, I believe, far more affordable,” he stated.
Ghalibaf is called a hardliner intently tied to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
On Sunday, he posted a press release on X chiding Trump over his messaging throughout the battle, insinuating that the president was attempting to govern the market.
“Heads-up: Pre-market so-called ‘information’ or ‘Fact’ is usually only a setup for profit-taking. Mainly, it is a reverse indicator,” he stated. “Do the other: In the event that they pump it, quick it. In the event that they dump it, go lengthy. See one thing tomorrow? You already know the drill.”
Trump disregarded Ghalibaf’s feedback.
A member of the Iranian safety forces stands guard subsequent to a banner honouring Iran’s slain supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, March 31, 2026
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“I believe when you discover, he is toned it down loads. He is a lot better,” he stated.
Trump, nevertheless, additionally provided what seemed to be a menace pointed instantly at Ghalibaf.
“We all know the place he lives. Let’s put it that method,” he stated.
Trump urged that the hovering inventory market earlier than the struggle made it “a great time to do it.”
“The oil costs are going to go down. The inventory market goes to go up. We had 50,000 [Dow Jones Industrial average] and we had 7,000 on the S&P. And I stated, effectively, ‘I assume it is a good time to do it.'”
The Dow Jones Industrial Common has dropped by over 3,000 factors and the S&P has dropped by practically 500 factors because the struggle started.
Cargo ships within the Gulf, close to the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, close to the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli battle with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.
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World oil costs hovered round $117 a barrel on Tuesday, which amounted to a greater than 50% worth leap from pre-war ranges.
Trump stated that he is negotiating on seizing Iran’s oil however did not present additional particulars.
The president was additionally coy about any navy planning for Cuba, which he has additionally threatened over the past couple of weeks.
“I assume, in an orderly trend, you have to sort of end up no matter you do in Iran first,” he stated.
