Bessent said a deal depends on “what the president wants to do”

Hosting a White House briefing with reporters, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was asked if there is a deal on the table with Iran. He didn’t answer directly.

“The teams have been going back and forth,” he responded. Bessent said President Trump isn’t going to take a “bad deal,” and reiterated the president has several “red lines” for Iran that it must follow.

Iran must hand over enriched uranium and cannot have a nuclear program, he said.

Bessent was pressed again if there is a deal on the table.

“Again, everything depends on what the president wants to do and President Trump is not going to make a bad deal for the American people, for the U.S.,” Bessent said.

When asked asked a third time if there is a potential deal on the table, Bessent responded, “Again, it’s always a mistake to get out ahead of the president.”