President Donald Trump said Wednesday that recent discussions with Iran have been productive and suggested that a potential agreement could be within reach, emphasizing that Tehran has indicated it is willing to forgo nuclear weapons.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “They want to make a deal badly. And we’ll see if we get there. If we get there, they can’t have nuclear weapons. It’s very simple,” underscoring his administration’s central demand in the negotiations.

Trump also pointed to what he described as the significant weakening of Iran’s military capabilities, stating that “had a Navy with 159 ships, and now every ship is blown to pieces and lying at the bottom of the water. They had an Air Force, lots of planes, and they don’t have any planes. They don’t have any anti-aircraft. They don’t have any radar left. Their missiles are mostly decimated. They have some. They have probably 18, 19 percent, but not a lot by comparison to what they had. And their leaders are all dead. So I think we won.”

He added that while negotiations are ongoing, further action remains possible if talks fail. “Now we have to get what we have to get. If we don’t do that, we’ll have to go a big step further. But with that being said, they want to make a deal. We’ve had very good talks over the last 44 hours, and it’s very possible that we’ll make a deal,” said Trump.

Reiterating his stance, Trump said, “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. And they won’t. And they’ve agreed to that, among other things.”

The remarks followed an earlier ultimatum Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, where he wrote, “Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran.”

He also issued a warning, stating, “If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.”

Trump’s comments came after a report by Axios indicated that Washington and Tehran are approaching a concise, one-page agreement aimed at ending the conflict. According to the report, the framework could include reciprocal easing of restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of US sanctions along with the release of frozen Iranian assets, and Iran’s commitment to a “moratorium” on nuclear enrichment, with certain provisions dependent on a broader final agreement.

A day earlier, Trump announced that “Project Freedom” operations in the Strait of Hormuz would be temporarily suspended to provide space for ongoing diplomatic efforts with Iran.