{"id":2587661,"date":"2026-04-06T13:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hails-significant-step-in-iran-negotiations-though-not-good-enough\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:47:14","slug":"trump-hails-significant-step-in-iran-negotiations-though-not-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hails-significant-step-in-iran-negotiations-though-not-good-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump hails &#8216;significant step&#8217; in Iran negotiations though &#8216;not good enough&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hails-significant-step-in-iran-negotiations-though-not-good-enough%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2587661&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump hailed the latest round of Iran-U.S. negotiations as a \u201cnotable step\u201d toward ending the five-week war but said progress is not good enough, emphasizing a Tuesday deadline for Iran to reach a deal. After speaking at the White House Easter egg roll, he warned that if Iran does not agree, consequences will follow and suggested, when asked, that he would take Iran\u2019s oil and keep it for the United States. Mediators reportedly floated a plan including a 45-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran rejected that proposal and presented its own 10-point list. Tehran\u2019s diplomatic chief told the Associated Press that Iran will not merely accept a ceasefire and insists on an end to the war with guarantees it won&#8217;t be attacked again. Trump also claimed that the Iranian people are unhappy with their leadership and that protests are suppressed by fear, while criticizing past U.S. arms assistance to Iranians that was reportedly repurposed. The article portrays a tense, high-stakes negotiation environment with a looming deadline and sharp rhetoric on both sides.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump hails &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >significant step&#038;rsquo<\/a>; in Iran negotiations but says progress &lsquo;not good enough&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2552980\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> cautiously praised the latest round of negotiations between the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"671\">United States<\/a> and Iran to end their five-weeklong war, saying the talks have taken a &ldquo;significant step&rdquo; forward as the two sides <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trade-agreements\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4326\">trade<\/a> proposals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a significant step,&rdquo; Trump told reporters Monday after remarks at the White House&rsquo;s Easter egg roll. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not good enough, but it&rsquo;s a very significant step.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Talks between the two countries have hit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-takes-fight-to-jeering-democrats-in-speech-full-of-red-meat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... takes fight to jeering Democrats in speech full of red meat - Washington Examiner\">critical juncture ahead<\/a> of a Tuesday night deadline that Trump set for Iran to come to an agreement with U.S. negotiators. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"...: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">president wrote<\/a> in a profanity-laden Truth Social post on Easter Sunday that Tuesday would be &ldquo;Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,&rdquo; demanding that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz &mdash; or else it would be &ldquo;living in Hell.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ahead of the Tuesday deadline, Trump said at the White House that it is &ldquo;highly unlikely&rdquo; he will move it back.<\/p>\n<p>Iran reportedly rejected a proposal on Monday drafted by mediators from Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey that called for a 45-day ceasefire and reopening of the maritime channel, which is critical for oil transport.&nbsp;Iran sent its own 10-point list in response, according to a report from <em>Axios<\/em>. A U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-to-release-revised-guidance-reducing-covid-19-quarantine-time-from-14-days-to-7-10\/\" title=\"CDC to release revised guidance reducing COVID-19 quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10\">official told<\/a> the outlet that the counterproposal was &ldquo;maximalist,&rdquo; and that it was unclear if it would allow the two countries to come to a diplomatic solution.<\/p>\n<p>Trump bemoaned to reporters that Iran just won&rsquo;t &ldquo;say &lsquo;uncle.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They don&rsquo;t want to cry, as the expression goes, &lsquo;uncle,&rsquo; but they will,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;And if they don&rsquo;t, they&rsquo;ll have no bridges. They&rsquo;ll have no power plants. They&rsquo;ll have no anything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Iranian diplomatic mission told the <em>Associated Press<\/em> that the Middle Eastern country won&rsquo;t &ldquo;merely accept a ceasefire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We only accept an end of the war with guarantees that we won&rsquo;t be attacked again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump asserted that if it were up to him, he would take Iran&rsquo;s oil supply and keep it for the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I had my choice, what would I like to do?&rdquo; Trump mused. &ldquo;Take the oil, because it&rsquo;s there for the taking. There&rsquo;s not a thing they can do about it. Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home. If it were up to me. I take the oil, I keep the oil, and would make plenty of money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president went on to say he would &ldquo;take care of the people of Iran much better than they&rsquo;ve been taken care of,&rdquo; citing the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-protests-memorials-chehelom-71e5db503a287126a2d31cb32a2809eb\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-protests-memorials-chehelom-71e5db503a287126a2d31cb32a2809eb\">thousands of protesters<\/a> killed by Iran&rsquo;s leadership. Trump claimed that the Iranian people are happy with the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, saying that the &ldquo;only reason they&rsquo;re not out protesting&rdquo; is because they are afraid of being killed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy\/4509639\/most-important-energy-assets-iran-war\/\">WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ENERGY ASSETS IN THE IRAN WAR?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We sent guns, a lot of guns, they were supposed to go to the people so they could fight back against these thugs,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;You know what happened? The people that they sent &hellip; kept them because they said, &lsquo;What a beautiful gun. I think I&rsquo;ll keep it.&rsquo; So, I&rsquo;m very upset with a certain group of people, and they&rsquo;re going to pay a big price for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. attempted to send guns to the Iranian people through the Kurds, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TreyYingst\/status\/2040784586796347534?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TreyYingst\/status\/2040784586796347534?s=20\">previously told Fox News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Iran talks a &#8216;significant step&#8217; but not enough<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2587662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26096592871854.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3823,11860,3634],"class_list":["post-2587661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-iran","tag-negotiations","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26096592871854.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2587661"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2587665,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587661\/revisions\/2587665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2587662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2587661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2587661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2587661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}