As talks between the United States and Iran collapsed and the United States began a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Iran had conveyed that it wants negotiations.
Meeting reporters at the White House on the 13th (local time), President Trump said, "The U.S. Navy's maritime blockade against Iran began precisely at 10 a.m.," and stated accordingly. Trump said, "We have been contacted by the Iranian side, and they want a deal very badly."
Reaffirming that the core issue of the negotiations was the nuclear question, President Trump said, "We agreed on many matters, but they did not agree to abandon the development of nuclear weapons." He added, "I think they will eventually agree, but if not, there is no deal."
He also targeted Iran's highly enriched uranium, saying, "We are going to get it back," and added, "We will have it returned diplomatically, or else we will take it ourselves."