Trump tells Middle East leaders US-Iran talks have ‘momentum’
Trump tells Middle East leaders US-Iran talks have ‘momentum’
Trump hosted top officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council states, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq on the sidelines of UN General Assembly.
Elizabeth Hagedorn , Rosaleen Carroll
Sep 22, 2026
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US President Donald Trump (C) attends a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) multilateral meeting alongside alongside (L/R) Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22, 2026. — Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — Following a meeting with Middle Eastern leaders on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said there was “a lot of momentum” toward a deal with Iran, hours after suggesting the United States could either strike a deal with Tehran or “annihilate” it.
“I think there’s a lot of momentum for them to make a deal,” Trump said. He said that the US is aiming to “completely isolate Iran financially,” adding that “hopefully they’ll do the right thing........
