Trump tells CNBC he does not care if Iran negotiations are over
US President Donald Trump spoke with CNBC's Eamon Javers Monday about the Iran war's trajectory. Trump told the network he does not care if Tehran ends talks, signalling that battlefield dynamics now matter more than the diplomatic track Washington once championed.
CNBC Top NewsTrump told CNBC he answered 'I don't care' when asked whether Iran ending negotiations would change his calculus. In recent weeks the White House line had relayed indirect contacts with Tehran to the presidential team; the Monday interview with Eamon Javers signalled a hardening posture on the war's direction.
Goldman Sachs analyst Daan Struyven said the closure of negotiation channels could keep an 8 to 12 dollar risk premium in oil markets. Brent traded near the 97 dollar mark, up roughly 7 percent from the previous session after Trump's remarks. Capital Economics economists said they expect the conflict around the Strait of Hormuz to persist through the summer.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer described the president's comments as 'unilateral escalation that bypasses war authorisation'. Republican Senator JD Vance had told the weekly briefing that 'military boundaries of the war remain intact'. A Senate war powers debate is expected Monday following the exchange. Not investment advice.
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