Trump says 'I don't care' if peace negotiations with Iran are over

President Donald Trump said Monday that he does not "care" if peace negotiations with Iran are over, stating that the negotiations had been taking too much time.

The comment comes after Iran said it was suspending talks with the United States over the continued fighting in Lebanon, with the Iranian foreign minister asserting that the ongoing ceasefire agreement included Lebanon.

Trump previously stated that the negotiations were proceeding at a "rapid pace," despite the Iranian regime's protests.

"I don’t care if they’re over, honestly. I really don’t care. I couldn’t care less," Trump told CNBC. "If they’re over, they’re over. If they’re not, you know, I think they took too much time. Frankly, I thought they started to get very boring. They were giving us what we needed, but I think they handled the negotiations poorly. It took too long. I thought they were tapping us along that’s all."

The president also attempted to reassure Americans that gas and oil prices will go down once the conflict with Iran is over and emphasized that the purpose of the conflict was to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

"Once you explain that this is all about Iran having a nuclear weapon, people are willing to pay a little bit more and it’ll happen very quickly," Trump said. "As soon as that happens, gasoline will get down to $1.85 like it was in Iowa three months ago."

Trump has, for weeks, repeatedly stated that he was close to a deal to end the war, which has officially been in a ceasefire for more than a month. But Iran still has not conceded to key U.S. demands on its nuclear program.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.