Trump Says Negotiations to End War with Iran Will Proceed via Phone

We are currently in talks with them, and we no longer have to fly for 18 hours every time we want to see a piece of paper, Trump said in his speech from the Oval Office, as reported by CNN on Thursday (30/4/2026). We do it over the phone, and it’s very enjoyable. I call, or I ask my people to call, and you know the answer in 15 minutes—I always prefer face-to-face, you know, I think it’s better, he continued. Trump then spoke about his frustration, as every discussion required long journeys to send a delegation to Islamabad because the talks had not yet concluded in ending the hostilities. But when you have to fly for 18 hours every time you want to hold a meeting, and you know what the content of the meeting is, and you know they will give you a piece of paper you won’t like even before you leave, it’s ridiculous, and they have travelled a long way, he said. CNN sources say Pakistan can accept the revised Iranian peace proposal on Friday. Trump responded to the current impasse in the peace talks by warning Iran you had better act smart soon, by posting an edited image of himself on the Truth Social platform on Wednesday morning while holding a pistol. The question is whether they will go far enough, so at the moment, there will never be a deal unless they agree that there will be no nuclear weapons, Trump added.