Trump says US held talks with mediators, will defeat Iran very soon
President Donald Trump said US officials held talks on Monday with mediators seeking to end the war between Washington and Iran, and told reporters in the Oval Office that the United States would win the war "very soon". He said petrol prices would fall sharply once the United States won. Earlier on Monday a US official said the continuing talks between the United States and Iran were positive and constructive, but that no agreement would be reached unless the nuclear file was addressed, adding that Iran had shown flexibility on nuclear issues while the two sides remained divided over the timing of commitments and which steps each side should take first.
Why it matters: The remarks bear on energy security, because Trump tied the outcome of the war to a sharp fall in petrol prices and the US official linked sanctions relief and frozen funds to progress on the nuclear file.