Trump suggests no immediate plan to strike Iran, but says US 'locked and loaded'

President Donald Trump told the Financial Times that the United States has no immediate plans to strike Iran, noting that while the military is "locked and loaded" if necessary, there may be no reason to do so. Trump indicated he is content with the current standoff, stating, "We seem to be getting everything we want." He described the U.S. use of economic sanctions and a blockade on Iranian ports as a "brilliant situation."

According to the Jerusalem Post, Trump's comments follow U.S. strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island after the regime claimed to have downed an American drone. Trump stated that the U.S. has not really been at war with Iran for at least six months, citing operations such as Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury. Regarding Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, Trump said that while talks are ongoing, he is not happy that the material remains under hundreds of tons of rock.

While Trump expressed satisfaction with the current state of negotiations, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday that the United States and Iran are far from reaching a deal to end the war.

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