Iran Reaches Out Directly to Trump — ‘Very Much’ Wants Deal

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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a ceremony at the Pentagon in observance of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, Friday, September 11, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Iran contacted the United States directly and desperately wants a deal, President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday — the strongest signal yet that the nearly seven-month conflict is approaching its conclusion on America’s terms.

“Iran is very much wanting to make a deal,” Trump told reporters in North Carolina. “We’ll see how that works out.”

When asked whether Tehran reached out through intermediaries or directly, Trump’s one-word answer spoke volumes: “Directly.”

The disclosure confirms what Trump has been signaling for weeks — that Iran’s regime is crumbling under relentless U.S. military and economic pressure and now seeks a way out. Last week, Trump predicted the fighting would end shortly after November’s midterm elections because Tehran “can’t hold out any longer.”

“Hopefully we’re toward the end of the war.”

By Monday, Trump was publicly setting terms. “The failing Nation of Iran wants to make a deal, quickly and badly,” he wrote on Truth Social. “I will determine whether or not the U.S.A. will choose to engage — the concept of which we are open to.”

Vice President JD Vance reinforced that timeline Tuesday, declaring the “first phase” of the U.S. campaign complete. That phase destroyed Iran’s nuclear program and severely degraded its conventional military capabilities.

“There are really two phases to this thing, and the first phase is done,” Vance said.

The next phase, Vance explained, is ensuring Iran can’t rebuild what America destroyed — and preventing the regime from projecting power across the Middle East again.

“We can’t predict the future, but I think the president is right to say that this thing will enter a much different phase in a couple of months,” Vance added. Trump, he said, “is the person who determines… when conflicts start and when they stop.”

Trump is already preparing for what comes next. He’s expected to meet with Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next Tuesday to discuss postwar strategy, Axios reported Wednesday. The State Department sent invitations to leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman.

The meeting will focus on finalizing a “day-after” plan following the midterm elections.

Meanwhile, Washington continues squeezing Tehran on every front. CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to commercial shipping, with U.S. forces keeping the lanes clear and the blockade against Iran “ironclad.”

U.S. forces have redirected 103 commercial vessels under the blockade while facilitating traffic carrying more than 900 million barrels of crude through Hormuz since early May.

Treasury is tightening the financial noose too. On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent convened global financial institutions under Operation Economic Outcast to shut down every revenue stream and procurement network Tehran has left.

“Treasury continues to sever every economic lifeline Tehran has left,” Bessent said, adding that financial institutions are working “in lockstep with the U.S. government” to ensure Iran can’t rebuild its capacity to threaten America.

Even as Trump signals the conflict’s end is near, he’s made clear any deal will go far beyond the nuclear restrictions Washington sought before the fighting began Feb. 28.

“I’m doing much more than a nuclear deal,” Trump said last week. “There’s a lot more than nuclear.”

Trump said additional demands are now on the table that weren’t being pursued three months ago — underscoring how dramatically the terms have shifted after nearly seven months of U.S. pressure.

Iran came to Trump. Not the other way around.

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