Trump says call with Netanyahu went ‘very well,’ adds ‘Iran actually is involved’ in Gaza talks

US President Donald Trump says his conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier today went “very well” and covered a variety of issues, including the ongoing Iran nuclear talks.

He reveals that the US has a “meeting with Iran on Thursday,” without specifying whether that is another round of nuclear talks.

“We’re trying to make a deal [with Iran] so that there’s no destruction and death,” Trump says, adding that the Iranians are “tough negotiators.”

Asked what the main impediment is to a deal, Trump tells reporters during a White House event, “They’re just asking for things that you can’t do.”

He says Iran doesn’t want to give up its ability to enrich uranium, which Trump says the US won’t allow, even though Washington’s proposal for a nuclear deal reportedly allows Tehran to enrich at low levels on its soil for a temporary period of time.

“They have given us their thoughts on the deal, and I said it’s just not acceptable,” he adds, without specifying whether Iran has submitted its response to the US nuclear deal proposal.

Asked about the still-stuck hostage talks between Israel and Hamas, Trump says they are ongoing “and Iran actually is involved.” He does not elaborate as to what he means. Iran to date has not been involved in the Gaza ceasefire talks.

“We’ll see what’s going to happen with Gaza. We want to get the hostages back,” Trump adds.

He is also asked about the IDF’s seizure of the ship ferrying climate activist Greta Thunberg, which sought to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

Trump calls Thunberg a “strange” and “angry person,” recommending that she undergo an “anger management class.”