{"id":49533,"date":"2026-04-13T13:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49533"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:16:16","slug":"trump-says-he-doesnt-care-if-iran-returns-to-talks-vows-no-nuclear-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49533","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says He Doesn\u2019t Care if Iran Returns to Talks \u2014 Vows No Nuclear Arms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Donald Trump said Iran is \u201cin very bad shape\u201d and vowed it \u201cwill not have a nuclear weapon\u201d as he signaled indifference to renewed negotiations, saying he \u201cdoesn\u2019t care\u201d if Tehran returns to talks, while confirming a U.S. blockade of Iranian oil flows set to take effect Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\" data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1408\">Speaking late Sunday after returning to Washington from Florida, Trump underscored his posture following the collapse of U.S.-Iran talks, stating plainly, \u201cI don\u2019t care if they come back or not. If they don\u2019t come back, I\u2019m fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2043500086903148653\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2043500086903148653\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1874\">The remarks came after roughly 21 hours of negotiations in Islamabad late Saturday into early Sunday between U.S. officials \u2014 including Vice President J.D. Vance, envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner \u2014 and Iranian counterparts ended without agreement. Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2026\/04\/11\/no-deal-vance-walks-away-from-iran-talks-in-pakistan-after-tehran-rejects-american-requirements-for-peace\/\">said<\/a> the talks included \u201csubstantive discussions\u201d but ultimately failed because Tehran would not accept U.S. terms, warning that outcome \u201cis bad news for Iran, much more than it is for the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"2192\">Trump framed the collapse of talks as secondary to Washington\u2019s core objective, insisting, \u201cIran is in very bad shape,\u201d before reiterating the administration\u2019s red line: \u201cIran will not have a nuclear weapon\u2026 There is no way that they\u2019re going to get it. They still want it, and they made that clear the other night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2043499885593256200\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2043499885593256200\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2578\">The president\u2019s comments came hours before a U.S. naval blockade is set to take effect at 10 a.m. Eastern Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2026\/04\/12\/centcom-confirms-u-s-navy-to-block-ships-entering-exiting-iranian-ports\/\">targeting<\/a> vessels entering or exiting Iranian ports. U.S. Central Command confirmed the operation will be enforced \u201cimpartially against vessels of all nations\u201d while maintaining freedom of navigation for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz to non-Iranian destinations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<p data-start=\"2580\" data-end=\"2844\">Trump said the move follows Iran\u2019s failure to uphold its commitment under the ceasefire to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Tehran of breaking its word. \u201cTheir promise was that they were going to open the Hormuz Strait. They didn\u2019t do it. They lied,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2043511143843410154\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2043511143843410154\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2846\" data-end=\"3214\">He added that international coordination is already underway to restrict Iranian oil exports, describing the effort as \u201cvery effective,\u201d while reiterating that Tehran\u2019s military capabilities have been severely degraded. \u201cTheir military is gone. Their missiles are largely depleted. The manufacturing capability for missiles and drones is largely defeated,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3216\" data-end=\"3328\">Despite the heightened tensions, Trump said the temporary ceasefire reached last week is \u201cholding well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3330\" data-end=\"3523\">Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/12\/world\/live-news\/iran-us-war-talks-trump\">warned<\/a> Sunday that any military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz would be met \u201charshly and decisively,\u201d according to Iranian state-linked media.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3525\" data-end=\"3703\">Trump also briefly highlighted the rescue of two U.S. service members shot down over Iran earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2043500239064059911?s=20\">noting<\/a>, \u201cThey are in very good shape, and we\u2019re very proud of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3705\" data-end=\"3884\">The administration has maintained that any future agreement hinges on Iran abandoning its nuclear ambitions entirely \u2014 a condition officials say Tehran has so far refused to meet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshuaKlein_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@JoshuaKlein<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/13\/trump-says-he-doesnt-care-if-iran-returns-to-talks-if-they-dont-come-back-im-fine\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump said Iran is \u201cin very bad shape\u201d and vowed it \u201cwill not have a nuclear weapon\u201d as he signaled indifference to renewed negotiations,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe-russia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}