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Trump Snaps, Says No Iran Talks Amid Daily Strikes

7/22/2026

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter in the Oval Office Tuesday.
The United States has conducted daily strikes on Iran after Iran’s retaliatory attacks killed three U.S. service members last weekend.
Trump said Iran “desperately wants to meet” while the United States will not negotiate until Iran is ready for meaningful meeting.

History

Historical Context

On 4 November 1979 Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, holding 52 diplomats for 444 days. President Jimmy Carter’s April 24 1980 rescue attempt, Operation Eagle Claw, failed and killed eight servicemen, deepening U.S.–Iran mistrust that persisted through the 1981 Algiers Accords while Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini hailed the raid as divine intervention, and Algeria later brokered the accords, fueling today’s strikes and President Donald Trump’s rebuke.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter in the Oval Office Tuesday.
The United States has conducted daily strikes on Iran after Iran’s retaliatory attacks killed three U.S. service members last weekend.
Trump said Iran “desperately wants to meet” while the United States will not negotiate until Iran is ready for meaningful meeting.

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