'I Have Agreed': Trump Says Iranian Leaders Want To Talk As Middle East Conflict Escalates

Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 22:52 IST

US President Donald Trump confirmed talks with Iran's new leadership after strikes killed 48 Iranian leaders. US and Israel used B-2 bombers on missile sites.

A day after launching strikes on Iran killing Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the new leadership wants to have discussion with him and that he has agreed.

“They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them. They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long," Trump told The Atlantic in a phone call from his Mar-a-Lago club.

Replying to a question about the date of the talks, he said: “I can’t tell you that."

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He pointed out that the Iranians involved in negotiations in recent weeks were no longer alive.

“Most of those people are gone. Some of the people we were dealing with are gone, because that was a big—that was a big hit," he told me. “They should have done it sooner, Michael. They could have made a deal. They should’ve done it sooner. They played too cute."

In a separate interview, Trump on Sunday said that 48 Iranian leaders have been killed in the war launched Saturday by the US and Israel.

“Nobody can believe the success we’re having, 48 leaders are gone in one shot. And it’s moving along rapidly," Trump said in an interview by Fox News.

His remarks were made as the Pentagon and Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) continue to assess the results of the strikes, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior commanders.

In a separate television appearance, Trump told CNBC that the ongoing military operations against Iranian threat capabilities were “ahead of schedule," underscoring that the campaign launched in response to perceived threats from Tehran is unfolding according to US strategic plans.

Additionally, the American Airforce used four B-2 stealth bombers in the recent strikes on Iran, targeting underground ballistic missile sites.

According to the official speaking to Fox News, four B-2 bombers flew round-trip from the US and “dropped dozens of 2-000-lb bombs on underground ballistic missile sites in Iran." This report came after analysts monitoring open-source flight tracking data revealed that B-2 bombers had been used in recent strikes on Iran.

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