For the most part we are shooting down the dronesWe’ve done tremendous damage to the facilities where they manufacture dronesThey are begging to make a dealThey are lousy fighters but great negotiatorsEvery President for 47 years should have done thisNot sure we are willing to make a dealWe are very disappointed with NATOWe don’t need NATOWe estimated 4-6 weeks for our mission, we’re way ahead of scheduleThe Iranian regime is saying to itself “we’re defeated”They now have a chance to make a deal, it’s up to themIf they make the right deal, then the Strait will open upWe don’t know if there are minesEvery mine dropping ship has been struckWe will see if they want to do it, if not we’re their worst nightmareRemember this about NATO “a number of months from now”Energy prices are all going to come back down to where they were, maybe lower
More headlines as he delivers them.
This was a bit of a bizarre speech as he conflicted himself about who is negotiating and whether or not Iran wants to make a deal.
Witkoff:
We have strong signs a deal is a possibilityIran is looking for an off rampWe will see where things lead, if we can convince Iran there are no good alternativesWe have presented a 15-point plan that forms the framework of a deal
There wasn’t much to take away from this meeting. The talking ones were the same ones we’ve heard on Truth Social and elsewhere. There was no real sign of what’s going to happen next.
The mood in market worsened as Trump talked but the lows in stocks held and there was a modest bounce from there. The S&P 500 was last down 43 points to 6549.
This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.