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Trump: Iran ‘Wants a Deal So Badly’ — Warns ‘Hit Us Once, We Hit Twenty-Fold’
Breitbart ^ | 8 Jul 2026 | JOSHUA KLEIN

Posted on 07/09/2026 3:04:26 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo

President Donald Trump said Iran “called a little while ago” and “wants a deal so badly” after the United States launched a second consecutive night of strikes against Iranian targets, but questioned whether Tehran is “worthy” of an agreement while warning that any future attacks would be met with overwhelming force.

Speaking aboard Air Force One while returning to Washington from the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday night, Trump said Tehran had reached out after the latest round of U.S. strikes, which reportedly marked the first American attacks on Iranian infrastructure since the April 8 ceasefire and followed Iran’s attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

“They called a little while ago. They want to make a deal so badly,” Trump said. “I just don’t know if they’re worthy of making a deal. I don’t know if they’re going to honor the deal. That’s the problem.”

Asked why Iran would attack commercial vessels if it wanted an agreement, Trump said the regime was “sort of crazy” and “a little bit out of control,” even as he maintained Tehran was still seeking talks.

“They want to make a deal — badly,” he said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iraq; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dealornodeal; delusional; freudianprojection; heardthatonebefore; iran; nodeal; trump; yawn

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<< “They want to make a deal so badly,” Trump said.. >>

Sure doesn’t seem like it.

1 posted on 07/09/2026 3:04:26 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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They called a little while ago. They want to make a deal so badly Trump said

Sorry, I don't believe they called or that they want a deal "so badly".

2 posted on 07/09/2026 3:11:25 AM PDT by Rush4U
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Don’s act is growing thin. It’s comical at this point.


3 posted on 07/09/2026 3:13:37 AM PDT by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States of America!)
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To: usafa92

Finish them off already...


4 posted on 07/09/2026 3:17:21 AM PDT by Netz ( and looking for a way ti IMPROVE mankind.)
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To: Mr. Mojo
"Asked why Iran would attack commercial vessels if it wanted an agreement, Trump said the regime was “sort of crazy” and “a little bit out of control,” even as he maintained Tehran was still seeking talks."

Is it just me or is this Trump beating them at their own game?
5 posted on 07/09/2026 3:19:00 AM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: Rush4U
Sorry, I don't believe they called or that they want a deal "so badly".

A few weeks ago, I would have called you a TDS-tard, but it has become absolutely clear that Iran has no interest in making a deal, and with Trump worried about the mid-terms, the IRCG is sitting in the catbird seat having called our bluff.

I no longer believe anything Trump says regarding this.

6 posted on 07/09/2026 3:19:05 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Mr. Mojo

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.


7 posted on 07/09/2026 3:20:35 AM PDT by McGruff
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yeah - they want to tie us up for years “”negotiating” something not worth the paper it is printed on.groundhog day.


8 posted on 07/09/2026 3:27:26 AM PDT by avital2
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To: Mr. Mojo

Iran wants to drag this out until the midterms in November. Trump would be wise not to play into their hands, lest he get impeached for a third time for violating the War Powers Act.


9 posted on 07/09/2026 3:32:08 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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The responsible people running the civilian government want a deal. They’re the ones trying to limit the damage done to the people. The religious army wants to make sure no deal is made. The civilian government does not control the religious army.

What nobody in the civilian government wants is a revolution where the civilian army, which is poorly equipped and the religious army, the IRGC go to war. They’d be looking at four or five years of agony.

The civilians call for opening the strait and the IRGC bomb ships. Trump is correct. I wish he’d explain the situation better. He’s not the teacher type.


10 posted on 07/09/2026 3:32:52 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Oh, gosh! I said that out loud. I'm so sorry.)
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No, Mr President, they don’t want a deal. They want the death of the West and the global extension of their damnable caliphate. That’s what they want.
All the talking, posturing, and hoping will not change that.
Our best bet, today, is to kill them.
Get to it.


11 posted on 07/09/2026 3:34:30 AM PDT by PubliusMM (Liberalism is a mental disease.)
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To: Rush4U

The ironic part about all of this, other than the fact that anybody could write the script of what Trump is going to say about Iran, is that Trump frames his arguments in quasi-sexual terms, Iran wants it so bad, they’re begging for a deal. But the only person getting screwed is Trump and his presidency by Iran. It’s gone totally off the rails over this war.


12 posted on 07/09/2026 3:37:26 AM PDT by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States of America!)
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The regime over there would have the regime over here apologizing soon if not for Donald J Trump President. Of course there still exists that propensity in DC supported in kind by their media pals.


13 posted on 07/09/2026 3:50:20 AM PDT by Recompennation ( Deeeeeeeeezout)
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Try dealing with the IGRC.


14 posted on 07/09/2026 3:51:27 AM PDT by bennowens
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To: Netz

“Finish them off already.”

$$$$$$$$$$$

Start by taking Kharg Island. Show them we mean real business. Use it as a forward base. It will be a boost to the militia.


15 posted on 07/09/2026 3:52:33 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: equaviator
Is it just me or is this Trump beating them at their own game?

It's just you, and a few other other MAGA-boomrs trying to cope with your icon's colossal failure.

Sub three digit IQs and identity politics will do that.

16 posted on 07/09/2026 3:52:42 AM PDT by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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To: Eccl 10:2

Agree totally. Give it back to them when they turn over the nuclear material and have a year or two of compliance.


17 posted on 07/09/2026 3:54:04 AM PDT by anton
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To: PubliusMM

Periodic strikes are a small price to pay while the Iranian mullahs wait out the rapid islamization of a few key U.S. areas. The islamic grip on the democrats is only getting stronger, and one election cycle could be enough for them to get beyond the point of caring.


18 posted on 07/09/2026 3:57:38 AM PDT by TimSkalaBim
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To: Gen.Blather

“The civilians call for opening the strait and the IRGC bomb ships. Trump is correct. I wish he’d explain the situation better. He’s not the teacher type.”

$$$$$$$$

Great post. Well said. He should have a press conference again with JDV, Rubio, Bessent, Hegseth, and JCOS. That first one was excellent. If Trump won’t teach, the others can.


19 posted on 07/09/2026 3:59:24 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: usafa92
Agreed, so they have been “BEGGING” for a deal for months now. Really?

Maybe we need another 60 day cease-fire.

20 posted on 07/09/2026 4:05:49 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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