Trump Praises Iran’s New Leaders as ‘Very Reasonable’ Amid War
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U.S. President Donald Trump offered a strikingly optimistic assessment of the shifting political landscape in Tehran on Sunday, March 29, 2026, describing Iran’s emerging leadership as “very reasonable” and “professional.” Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump asserted that the month-long U.S.-Israeli military campaign has effectively achieved “regime change” following the deaths of several top Iranian officials, including the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The President noted that Washington is currently engaged in “substantial” negotiations through both direct and indirect channels, specifically highlighting a new group of officials who appear more open to a diplomatic resolution. For more on the President’s specific remarks and the status of the war, international observers are closely monitoring the shifting rhetoric from the White House.
The President’s comments come at a pivotal moment as Pakistan prepares to host “meaningful talks” in Islamabad aimed at brokering a ceasefire between the warring parties. Despite the diplomatic overtures, Trump’s messaging remained characteristically complex; while he praised the new leadership, he simultaneously floated the possibility of seizing Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal to secure global energy supplies. He confirmed that Iran has already made a “sign of respect” by allowing 20 Pakistani-flagged tankers to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, a move credited to the influence of Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. While the new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is reported to be seriously wounded and largely incommunicado, Trump suggested that the “different people” now managing the state represent a fundamental break from the previous administration’s hardline stance.
However, the path to peace remains fraught with significant military risks, as the President also weighed a potential operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iranian soil. Markets have reacted with extreme volatility to these conflicting signals, with Brent crude prices surging as investors weigh the prospect of a peace deal against the threat of a widened ground conflict. In Iran, Speaker Ghalibaf has publicly downplayed the reports of a deal, using social media to warn that such news might be a “setup for profit-taking” in the global markets. As thousands of additional U.S. troops arrive in the region, the international community remains divided on whether Trump’s “very reasonable” assessment marks the beginning of the end of the war or a new phase of high-stakes brinkmanship.
