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Trump: Reaching Iran deal ‘totally up to me; I don’t make bad deals’

By Nava Freiberg 24 May 2026, 4:47 pm
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Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board a plane at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on May 22, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board a plane at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on May 22, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

US President Donald Trump says reaching a deal with Iran depends entirely on him and assures he does not “make bad deals,” in a phone interview with ABC News.

Whether or not a deal is reached “is totally up to me, and if there is news, it’s only going to be good news — I don’t make bad deals,” Trump tells the network, declining to talk further about details of the deal.

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