Trump tells Fox News a deal with Iran could be possible by Monday

The president told Fox News in a phone interview that he thinks he can get a deal with Iran by Monday, saying negotiations are occurring now.

Trey Yingst, Fox News’ chief foreign correspondent, said he had spoken with the president, who told him if Iran doesn’t make a deal quickly, he’s “considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil.”

The interview came after the president said in a post on Truth Social earlier Sunday that Tuesday will be “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one,” warning that they could be targeted unless Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran and the U.S. have communicated indirectly through mediators over the last two weeks, both sides have said.

Mr. Trump also told Yingst that the U.S. sent guns to Iranian protesters during a series of nationwide demonstrations that were quashed by Iranian security forces earlier this year. The president said the guns were sent through the Kurds, who he believes kept them, Yingst said.