"This war has been won," Trump said today, "It's we have really regime change."

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Laura Rozen @lrozen
More of Trump Iran remarks from WH pool:

POTUS doesn't directly answer question about whether Kushner and Witkoff will go negotiate directly in person with Iranians.

"We're in negotiations, as it turned out. Now, you've seen what I said yesterday was exactly correct. We're in negotiations right now. They're doing it, along with Marco, JD. We have a number of people doing it. And the other side, I can tell you, like to make a deal. And who wouldn't if you were that."

"It's we have really regime change. You know, this is a change in the regime because the leaders are all very different than the ones that we started off with that created all those problems."

Speaks of "a gift" the Iranian side offered related to oil and gas and the Strait of Hormuz to demonstrate they are in control. It was worth a lot of money.

They aren't going to have nuclear weapons, POTUS said.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is "a warrior," he said in response to a question about conversations he's had with him.

"This war has been won," Trump said. Only the "fake news" is suggesting it's still going, he said. He suggested that the military is "totally defeated."

Vance, Rubio, Kushner, Witkoff and Trump himself are involved in the negotiations, he said.

Trump said it's a "military operation," people don't like it when he calls it a war, he said. He has used that word in the past.

Said Hegseth and Caine are said that the war will be settled "very soon."

3:33 PM · Mar 24, 2026

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...in other news:

Tue, March 24, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Iran refuses peace talks with Trump’s ‘backstabbing’ negotiators

Iran has refused to negotiate with Donald Trump’s top envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, accusing them of “backstabbing”.

Gulf sources told The Telegraph that the Iranians would not sit down with Mr Witkoff, the administration’s Middle East envoy, and Mr Kushner, Mr Trump’s adviser and son-in-law, because of the military strikes that hit Tehran hours after they held talks in February.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-refuses-peace-talks-trump-173711706.html

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[BeyondGeography]

1. Just go ahead and call it a special military operation

Like daddy does.

[Johonny]

2. He needs 200 billion to fund the war that is over

[leftstreet]

4. But will he get the Iranian Peace Prize?

I'm so confused

[Klarkashton]

3. Trump is trying to confuse the whole thing.

This is all crazy shit.

[RockRaven]

5. Declaring victory does not re-open the Strait of Hormuz.

Neither does declaring regime change has happened.

There is no end in sight to the consequences of this idiot's actions.

[Aviation Pro]

6. Spell Strait, you gormless bag of fuck

Bet you can’t you child fucking waste of a zygote.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

7. I'd like to get off the earth now.

[mwmisses4289]

8. How often do we have to say

"Liar, liar, pants on fire"?

[Drum]

9. Just another day of market manipulation....nt

[enid602]

10. Escape

So why are Israelís lining up at Raffah Crossing to escape into Egypt? Ben Gurion is destroyed, and Haifa has only one boat left going to Cypress.