Trump Iran talks: President says civilisation will die remark drove Tehran to negotiate

US President Donald Trump said remarks about Iran’s "civilisation\" helped push Iran into talks. Donald Trump also said Iran left the table during the process. Donald Trump predicted Iran would return and accept US demands. The comments followed the collapse of peace negotiations led by Vice President J D Vance.

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Talks between the US delegation and Iranian interlocutors took place in Islamabad on Saturday. The discussions lasted 21 hours and ended without a peace deal. The outcome left a two-week ceasefire uncertain. Both sides blamed each other for the breakdown, and the next US steps remained unclear.

Donald Trump Iran bargaining table remarks and Fox News comments

Donald Trump said the earlier warning changed Iran’s behaviour in the negotiations. \"Let me tell you, that statement got them to the bargaining table, and they have it left. They have left the bargaining table. I predict they come back and they give us everything we want,\" Trump told Fox News programme Sunday Futures.

Donald Trump defended the language by pointing to Iran’s past slogans against the US. \"When I say about a civilisation, it really has changed. It really has. But think of it: theyre allowed to say, Death to America, death to this, death to- you know, I make one statement, they say, Oh, such a big deal,\" Trump told Fox News.

Donald Trump Iran Strait of Hormuz threat and Truth Social post

On April 7, Donald Trump linked the warning to the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump demanded the route be opened for navigation. The passage carries one-fifth of global oil supplies. \"A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again,\" Trump posted on Truth Social.

The April 7 post drew condemnation from across the world. On Sunday, Donald Trump argued the reaction was uneven. Donald Trump said Iran was often calling death to America. Donald Trump presented the comment as a response to those statements, while still stressing pressure during the negotiation process.

Donald Trump Iran peace talks demands and nuclear weapons stance

Donald Trump said the US position in talks sought full agreement, not partial terms. \"I told my people, I want everything. I dont want 90 per cent, I dont want 95 per cent. I told them I want everything,\" Trump said about the peace talks with Iran.

Donald Trump said the central dispute involved nuclear weapons. \"We didnt get there on the important issue. They want to have nuclear weapons. Theyre not going to have nuclear weapons,\" the US President said. Vance asserted that Iran was not ready to give up nuclear weapons during the failed discussions.

The failure reduced hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz soon. That prospect had been tied to easing stress in global energy markets. It remained unclear whether the US would restart military operations against Iran. The conflict began after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28.

Those attacks paralysed global energy markets and disrupted trade. The stalled deal also kept uncertainty around the ceasefire. Donald Trump said Iran would return to negotiations later. However, the outcome depended on whether Iran accepted the US demand on nuclear weapons and other terms.

With inputs from PTI